School age population, pre-primary education, male in Romania
Romania: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 309,294 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Romania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Romania stood at 309,294.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Romania peaked at 471,882 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 285,578, in 2017.
Romania ranks 84th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 471,882 | — |
| 2002 | 453,952 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 453,090 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 451,375 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 448,538 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 448,496 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 446,385 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 440,521 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 441,686 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 440,822 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 440,673 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 440,306 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 330,369 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 326,954 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 311,208 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 295,148 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 285,578 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 291,423 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 303,612 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 305,892 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 309,323 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 318,338 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 315,581 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 309,294 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 450,658 | 440,521 | 471,882 | 9 |
| 2010s | 346,609 | 285,578 | 440,822 | 10 |
| 2020s | 311,686 | 305,892 | 318,338 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Romania?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Romania was 309,294 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 471,882 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 285,578 in 2017.
- How does Romania rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Romania ranks 84th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release