What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Israel and Romania?

133,930 number, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Romania?

21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs Romania: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Israel

2.23 million number

in 2019

Romania

2.09 million number

in 2020

Israel rank

72nd

Romania rank

73rd

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Israel
Romania

How they compare

Israel currently reports 2.23 million number against 2.09 million number in Romania, a difference of 133,930 number.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Romania ahead.

Israel ranks 72nd and Romania ranks 73rd of 186 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.15 million number	2.77 million number	1.62 million number	Romania
2000s	1.26 million number	2.58 million number	1.32 million number	Romania
2010s	1.86 million number	2.11 million number	251,989 number	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Israel or Romania?: Israel, at 2.23 million number against 2.09 million number in Romania as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Israel and Romania?: 133,930 number, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Romania?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Israel and Romania rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Israel ranks 72nd and Romania ranks 73rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.