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

180,120 number, with Jordan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan 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.

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

Jordan

2.27 million number

in 2019

Romania

2.09 million number

in 2020

Jordan rank

71st

Romania rank

73rd

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Jordan
Romania

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 2.27 million number against 2.09 million number in Romania, a difference of 180,120 number.

That makes Jordan'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.

Jordan ranks 71st 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	Jordan	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.23 million number	2.77 million number	1.54 million number	Romania
2000s	1.35 million number	2.58 million number	1.23 million number	Romania
2010s	1.98 million number	2.11 million number	132,060 number	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Jordan or Romania?: Jordan, at 2.27 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 Jordan and Romania?: 180,120 number, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Romania?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Jordan and Romania rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Jordan ranks 71st 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.