School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Romania
Romania: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) 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 (number) (age) 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% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 802,367 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 151,759 number, 5.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Romania's 802,367 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 280,756 number, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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.