School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Romania
Romania: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.65 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.65 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
74th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.24 million number
in 1987
All-time low
1.64 million number
in 2018
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Romania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1.65 million number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Romania peaked at 3.24 million number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million number, in 2018.
Romania ranks 74th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.04 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.04 million number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.98 million number | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 2.91 million number | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.81 million number | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.70 million number | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 2.58 million number | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 2.53 million number | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.51 million number | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 2.53 million number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 2.61 million number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 2.74 million number | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 2.86 million number | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 3.00 million number | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 3.12 million number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 3.19 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 3.22 million number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 3.24 million number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 3.23 million number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.21 million number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 3.21 million number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.21 million number | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.18 million number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 3.15 million number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.11 million number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.04 million number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.96 million number | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.90 million number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.84 million number | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.80 million number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.79 million number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.79 million number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.75 million number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.71 million number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.64 million number | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.53 million number | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.40 million number | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 2.24 million number | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 2.08 million number | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 1.95 million number | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.87 million number | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.81 million number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.76 million number | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.73 million number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.70 million number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.66 million number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.64 million number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.64 million number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.65 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.76 million number | 2.51 million number | 3.04 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.04 million number | 2.61 million number | 3.24 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 million number | 2.80 million number | 3.21 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 million number | 1.95 million number | 2.79 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 million number | 1.64 million number | 1.87 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million number | 1.65 million number | 1.65 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Romania?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Romania was 1.65 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 million number in 1987.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million number in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Romania ranks 74th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.