School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in Romania
Romania: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age 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 (number) (age 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% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 309,294 is above the median for high income countries, which is 56,966, 5.4× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Romania's 309,294 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 101,686, 3.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (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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February 2026 Data Release