School age population, secondary education, female in Romania
Romania: School age population, secondary education, female was 802,367 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
802,367 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
75th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.58 million number
in 1987
All-time low
795,190 number
in 2018
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Romania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Romania stood at 802,367 number.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Romania peaked at 1.58 million number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 795,190 number, in 2018.
Romania ranks 75th 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, female in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.49 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.49 million number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.46 million number | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.42 million number | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.38 million number | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.32 million number | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 1.26 million number | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 1.24 million number | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.23 million number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.24 million number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.28 million number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.34 million number | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1.40 million number | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.47 million number | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 1.52 million number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.56 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.58 million number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.58 million number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.58 million number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.57 million number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.57 million number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.57 million number | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.55 million number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.54 million number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.51 million number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.48 million number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.44 million number | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.41 million number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.38 million number | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.37 million number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.36 million number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.36 million number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.32 million number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.29 million number | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.24 million number | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.17 million number | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million number | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million number | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 951,046 number | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 907,995 number | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 880,468 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 854,718 number | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 838,840 number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 827,353 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 816,319 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 807,238 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 799,549 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 795,190 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 795,985 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 802,367 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.35 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.49 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.49 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.58 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 million number | 1.37 million number | 1.57 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million number | 951,046 number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 832,366 number | 795,190 number | 907,995 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 802,367 number | 802,367 number | 802,367 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Romania?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Romania was 802,367 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million number in 1987.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 795,190 number in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Romania ranks 75th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.