Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Romania

Romania: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 107,433 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
107,433 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
79th
of 205 countries
All-time high
206,868 number
in 1981
All-time low
98,077 number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Romania, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Romania recorded 107,433 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Romania peaked at 206,868 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 98,077 number, in 2015.

Romania ranks 79th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in Romania, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 184,377 number
1971 175,320 number -4.9%
1972 161,369 number -8.0%
1973 150,202 number -6.9%
1974 138,643 number -7.7%
1975 132,105 number -4.7%
1976 139,575 number +5.7%
1977 158,495 number +13.6%
1978 174,534 number +10.1%
1979 190,751 number +9.3%
1980 203,932 number +6.9%
1981 206,868 number +1.4%
1982 201,425 number -2.6%
1983 198,207 number -1.6%
1984 194,970 number -1.6%
1985 192,262 number -1.4%
1986 193,237 number +0.5%
1987 197,490 number +2.2%
1988 199,743 number +1.1%
1989 201,581 number +0.9%
1990 201,496 number -0.0%
1991 196,207 number -2.6%
1992 186,427 number -5.0%
1993 178,295 number -4.4%
1994 169,676 number -4.8%
1995 163,241 number -3.8%
1996 164,011 number +0.5%
1997 170,758 number +4.1%
1998 174,929 number +2.4%
1999 179,033 number +2.3%
2000 179,922 number +0.5%
2001 171,522 number -4.7%
2002 155,430 number -9.4%
2003 141,582 number -8.9%
2004 127,775 number -9.8%
2005 115,787 number -9.4%
2006 110,168 number -4.9%
2007 109,978 number -0.2%
2008 108,725 number -1.1%
2009 107,537 number -1.1%
2010 106,622 number -0.9%
2011 104,998 number -1.5%
2012 102,134 number -2.7%
2013 100,262 number -1.8%
2014 98,753 number -1.5%
2015 98,077 number -0.7%
2016 99,280 number +1.2%
2017 101,767 number +2.5%
2018 103,812 number +2.0%
2019 106,080 number +2.2%
2020 107,433 number +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 160,537 number 132,105 number 190,751 number 10
1980s 198,972 number 192,262 number 206,868 number 10
1990s 178,407 number 163,241 number 201,496 number 10
2000s 132,843 number 107,537 number 179,922 number 10
2010s 102,178 number 98,077 number 106,622 number 10
2020s 107,433 number 107,433 number 107,433 number 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 76 Haiti 118,051 number compare
  2. 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 113,527 number compare
  3. 78 Jordan 112,471 number compare
  4. 80 Honduras 100,574 number compare
  5. 81 Togo 100,110 number compare
  6. 82 Sierra Leone 97,666 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Romania?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Romania was 107,433 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 206,868 number in 1981.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 98,077 number in 2015.
How does Romania rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Romania ranks 79th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.