School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Romania
Romania: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.06 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
1.06 million number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
75th
of 203 countries
All-time high
2.00 million number
in 1991
All-time low
1.06 million number
in 2018
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Romania, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1.06 million number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Romania peaked at 2.00 million number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million number, in 2018.
Romania ranks 75th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.59 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.66 million number | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 1.73 million number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 1.79 million number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.85 million number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.89 million number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.91 million number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.93 million number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.92 million number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.88 million number | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.82 million number | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.73 million number | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.62 million number | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 1.50 million number | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 1.43 million number | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 1.42 million number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.47 million number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 1.59 million number | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 1.74 million number | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 1.87 million number | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 1.96 million number | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 2.00 million number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.99 million number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.95 million number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.92 million number | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.91 million number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.90 million number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.91 million number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.92 million number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.91 million number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.89 million number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.85 million number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.77 million number | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.69 million number | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.62 million number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.59 million number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.59 million number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.59 million number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.61 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.60 million number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.56 million number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.50 million number | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.42 million number | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million number | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million number | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million number | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million number | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million number | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 million number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.81 million number | 1.59 million number | 1.93 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 million number | 1.42 million number | 1.87 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 million number | 1.90 million number | 2.00 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 million number | 1.59 million number | 1.89 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.56 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 72 Kazakhstan 1.11 million number compare
- 73 Haiti 1.06 million number compare
- 74 Benin 1.06 million number compare
- 76 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.04 million number compare
- 77 Burundi 1.03 million number compare
- 78 South Sudan 1.02 million number compare
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Romania?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Romania was 1.06 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 million number in 1991.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million number in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Romania ranks 75th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.