School age population, secondary education, male in Romania

Romania: School age population, secondary education, male was 848,109 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
848,109 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
73rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.66 million number
in 1987
All-time low
841,683 number
in 2018
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, male in Romania, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Romania stood at 848,109 number.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Romania peaked at 1.66 million number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 841,683 number, in 2018.

Romania ranks 73rd 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, male in Romania, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, male (number) in Romania, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1.55 million number
1971 1.55 million number +0.1%
1972 1.52 million number -2.0%
1973 1.48 million number -2.5%
1974 1.43 million number -3.3%
1975 1.38 million number -4.1%
1976 1.32 million number -4.1%
1977 1.29 million number -2.1%
1978 1.28 million number -0.9%
1979 1.29 million number +1.0%
1980 1.34 million number +3.3%
1981 1.40 million number +4.7%
1982 1.46 million number +4.6%
1983 1.53 million number +4.8%
1984 1.59 million number +3.9%
1985 1.63 million number +2.3%
1986 1.65 million number +1.1%
1987 1.66 million number +0.5%
1988 1.65 million number -0.3%
1989 1.64 million number -0.4%
1990 1.64 million number -0.0%
1991 1.64 million number -0.0%
1992 1.63 million number -1.0%
1993 1.61 million number -0.9%
1994 1.59 million number -1.4%
1995 1.56 million number -2.2%
1996 1.52 million number -2.6%
1997 1.48 million number -2.1%
1998 1.45 million number -2.0%
1999 1.43 million number -1.3%
2000 1.43 million number -0.3%
2001 1.43 million number +0.0%
2002 1.41 million number -1.5%
2003 1.39 million number -1.6%
2004 1.35 million number -2.5%
2005 1.30 million number -4.0%
2006 1.23 million number -5.2%
2007 1.15 million number -6.7%
2008 1.07 million number -6.9%
2009 1.00 million number -6.2%
2010 957,414 number -4.5%
2011 928,781 number -3.0%
2012 903,252 number -2.7%
2013 888,096 number -1.7%
2014 877,072 number -1.2%
2015 865,593 number -1.3%
2016 855,213 number -1.2%
2017 846,789 number -1.0%
2018 841,683 number -0.6%
2019 841,883 number +0.0%
2020 848,109 number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.41 million number 1.28 million number 1.55 million number 10
1980s 1.56 million number 1.34 million number 1.66 million number 10
1990s 1.56 million number 1.43 million number 1.64 million number 10
2000s 1.28 million number 1.00 million number 1.43 million number 10
2010s 880,578 number 841,683 number 957,414 number 10
2020s 848,109 number 848,109 number 848,109 number 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 70 Benin 945,219 number compare
  2. 71 Cambodia 912,299 number compare
  3. 72 Burundi 858,779 number compare
  4. 74 Rwanda 845,524 number compare
  5. 75 Haiti 821,745 number compare
  6. 76 South Sudan 782,244 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, male in Romania?
School age population, secondary education, male in Romania was 848,109 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 1987.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 841,683 number in 2018.
How does Romania rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
Romania ranks 73rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.