School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Romania
Romania: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 500,531 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Romania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Romania stood at 500,531 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Romania peaked at 827,213 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 398,738 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, female (number) (age female) in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 639,235 number | — |
| 1971 | 597,352 number | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 566,273 number | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 559,958 number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 587,254 number | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 645,561 number | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 716,810 number | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 773,817 number | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 813,210 number | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 827,213 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 816,762 number | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 793,993 number | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 781,937 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 775,648 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 777,400 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 786,109 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 795,672 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 799,222 number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 792,744 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 773,461 number | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 743,175 number | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 708,968 number | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 681,010 number | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 665,047 number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 665,444 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 679,908 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 697,572 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 704,958 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 695,509 number | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 663,461 number | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 610,824 number | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 549,314 number | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 499,586 number | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 461,073 number | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 438,096 number | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 430,670 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 431,705 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 428,094 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 423,631 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 417,751 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 410,620 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 403,915 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 398,738 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 500,474 number | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 506,985 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 516,806 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 525,666 number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 529,930 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 527,562 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 517,335 number | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 500,531 number | -3.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 500,531 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 111,289 number, 4.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Romania's 500,531 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 218,280 number, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) 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 | +25.5% | 398,738 number | 500,474 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 672,668 number | 559,958 number | 827,213 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 789,295 number | 773,461 number | 816,762 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 690,505 number | 663,461 number | 743,175 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 469,074 number | 417,751 number | 610,824 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 483,803 number | 398,738 number | 529,930 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 500,531 number | 500,531 number | 500,531 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 83 Dominican Republic 568,014 number compare
- 84 Tunisia 540,975 number compare
- 85 Netherlands 531,516 number compare
- 87 Israel 456,125 number compare
- 88 Congo 435,980 number compare
- 89 Tajikistan 427,802 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, female in Romania?
- School age population, primary education, female in Romania was 500,531 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 827,213 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 398,738 number in 2012.
- How does Romania rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Romania ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.