School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Romania

Romania: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.13 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.13 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
65th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.37 million number
in 1992
All-time low
824,508 number
in 2009
Years of data
23
1992–2020

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Romania, 1992–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1992200620201992: 1.4M number1999: 945.6k number2000: 886.6k number2001: 839.1k number2002: 833.1k number2003: 853.4k number2004: 881.6k number2005: 868.8k number2006: 859.9k number2007: 849.8k number2008: 836.4k number2009: 824.5k number2010: 829.6k number2011: 834.9k number2012: 849.4k number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.3M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.2M number2017: 1.2M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number2020: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Romania is 1.13 million number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Romania peaked at 1.37 million number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 824,508 number, in 2009.

That places Romania 65th out of 199 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Romania, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Romania, 1992 to 2020.
Year number Change
1992 1.37 million number
1999 945,555 number -31.1%
2000 886,552 number -6.2%
2001 839,063 number -5.4%
2002 833,149 number -0.7%
2003 853,370 number +2.4%
2004 881,564 number +3.3%
2005 868,766 number -1.5%
2006 859,868 number -1.0%
2007 849,753 number -1.2%
2008 836,366 number -1.6%
2009 824,508 number -1.4%
2010 829,617 number +0.6%
2011 834,917 number +0.6%
2012 849,443 number +1.7%
2013 1.32 million number +54.8%
2014 1.28 million number -2.9%
2015 1.23 million number -3.3%
2016 1.20 million number -2.6%
2017 1.15 million number -4.3%
2018 1.13 million number -2.0%
2019 1.13 million number -0.2%
2020 1.13 million number +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.16 million number 945,555 number 1.37 million number 2
2000s 853,296 number 824,508 number 886,552 number 10
2010s 1.09 million number 829,617 number 1.32 million number 10
2020s 1.13 million number 1.13 million number 1.13 million number 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 62 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.36 million number compare
  2. 63 Australia 1.32 million number compare
  3. 64 Canada 1.17 million number compare
  4. 66 Nepal 1.10 million number compare
  5. 67 Afghanistan 1.09 million number compare
  6. 68 Syrian Arab Republic 1.06 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Romania?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Romania was 1.13 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1.37 million number in 1992.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 824,508 number in 2009.
How does Romania rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Romania ranks 65th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/