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

230,850 number, with South Sudan ahead.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 2008 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.

Romania vs South Sudan: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Romania

2.09 million number

in 2020

South Sudan

2.32 million number

in 2019

Romania rank

73rd

South Sudan rank

70th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Romania
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 2.32 million number against 2.09 million number in Romania, a difference of 230,850 number.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 73rd and South Sudan ranks 70th of 186 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.27 million number	1.85 million number	419,265 number	Romania
2010s	2.11 million number	2.21 million number	100,354 number	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Romania or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 2.32 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 Romania and South Sudan?: 230,850 number, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Sudan?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do Romania and South Sudan rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Romania ranks 73rd and South Sudan ranks 70th 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.