School age population, primary education, female in Romania

Romania: School age population, primary education, female was 500,531 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
500,531 number
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
86th
of 206 countries
All-time high
827,213 number
in 1979
All-time low
398,738 number
in 2012
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, female in Romania, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 83 Dominican Republic 568,014 number compare
  2. 84 Tunisia 540,975 number compare
  3. 85 Netherlands 531,516 number compare
  4. 87 Israel 456,125 number compare
  5. 88 Congo, Republic of 435,980 number compare
  6. 89 Tajikistan, Republic of 427,802 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places β†’

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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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.