School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Romania
Romania: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) 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 (number) 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% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.06 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 257,364 number, 4.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.06 million number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 414,135 number, 2.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
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
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, 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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.