School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Romania
Romania: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 1.03 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.03 million number
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
86th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.69 million number
in 1979
All-time low
818,627 number
in 2012
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Romania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Romania stood at 1.03 million number.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Romania peaked at 1.69 million number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 818,627 number, in 2012.
Romania ranks 86th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.31 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.22 million number | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 1.16 million number | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 1.15 million number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.20 million number | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 1.32 million number | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 1.47 million number | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 1.58 million number | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 1.66 million number | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 1.69 million number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.67 million number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.63 million number | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.60 million number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.59 million number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.59 million number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.61 million number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.63 million number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.64 million number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.63 million number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.59 million number | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.52 million number | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.45 million number | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.40 million number | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 1.36 million number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.36 million number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.39 million number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.43 million number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.45 million number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.43 million number | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.36 million number | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.25 million number | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 1.13 million number | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million number | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 946,189 number | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 899,306 number | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 884,179 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 886,256 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 878,799 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 869,381 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 857,077 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 842,510 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 829,263 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 818,627 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million number | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 1.04 million number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.06 million number | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million number | -3.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.03 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 227,912 number, 4.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.03 million number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 449,003 number, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +25.6% | 818,627 number | 1.03 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.38 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 million number | 1.59 million number | 1.67 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 million number | 1.36 million number | 1.52 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 962,515 number | 857,077 number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 994,278 number | 818,627 number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 83 Dominican Republic 1.16 million number compare
- 84 Tunisia 1.12 million number compare
- 85 Netherlands 1.09 million number compare
- 87 Israel 937,776 number compare
- 88 Tajikistan 879,893 number compare
- 89 Congo 879,262 number compare
More education data for Romania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.26 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.41 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Romania?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Romania was 1.03 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 818,627 number in 2012.
- How does Romania rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Romania ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.