School age population, one year before than official … female than in Romania

Romania: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 91,015 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
91,015 number
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
86th
of 202 countries
All-time high
214,259 number
in 1977
All-time low
91,015 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Romania, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Romania recorded 91,015 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Romania peaked at 214,259 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 91,015 number, in 2020.

Romania ranks 86th of 202 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.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Romania, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Romania, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 140,160 number —
1971 137,793 number -1.7%
1972 143,782 number +4.3%
1973 158,738 number +10.4%
1974 178,188 number +12.3%
1975 197,280 number +10.7%
1976 209,211 number +6.0%
1977 214,259 number +2.4%
1978 211,829 number -1.1%
1979 205,053 number -3.2%
1980 197,347 number -3.8%
1981 193,351 number -2.0%
1982 192,786 number -0.3%
1983 194,595 number +0.9%
1984 197,291 number +1.4%
1985 199,160 number +0.9%
1986 197,910 number -0.6%
1987 193,897 number -2.0%
1988 186,559 number -3.8%
1989 177,740 number -4.7%
1990 169,418 number -4.7%
1991 164,152 number -3.1%
1992 163,424 number -0.4%
1993 167,021 number +2.2%
1994 172,187 number +3.1%
1995 175,963 number +2.2%
1996 174,364 number -0.9%
1997 167,219 number -4.1%
1998 153,892 number -8.0%
1999 137,555 number -10.6%
2000 121,455 number -11.7%
2001 109,954 number -9.5%
2002 103,780 number -5.6%
2003 102,170 number -1.6%
2004 103,313 number +1.1%
2005 105,340 number +2.0%
2006 105,492 number +0.1%
2007 104,710 number -0.7%
2008 103,271 number -1.4%
2009 101,580 number -1.6%
2010 100,186 number -1.4%
2011 99,833 number -0.4%
2012 100,565 number +0.7%
2013 104,412 number +3.8%
2014 106,722 number +2.2%
2015 107,902 number +1.1%
2016 106,666 number -1.1%
2017 103,918 number -2.6%
2018 99,722 number -4.0%
2019 94,988 number -4.7%
2020 91,015 number -4.2%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 91,015 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 3.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 91,015 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,030 number, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 179,629 number 137,793 number 214,259 number 10
1980s 193,064 number 177,740 number 199,160 number 10
1990s 164,520 number 137,555 number 175,963 number 10
2000s 106,106 number 101,580 number 121,455 number 10
2010s 102,491 number 94,988 number 107,902 number 10
2020s 91,015 number 91,015 number 91,015 number 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 83 Tunisia 101,524 number compare
  2. 84 Honduras 96,244 number compare
  3. 85 Dominican Republic 94,711 number compare
  4. 87 Netherlands 86,380 number compare
  5. 88 Israel 81,619 number compare
  6. 89 Azerbaijan 79,278 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Romania?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Romania was 91,015 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 214,259 number in 1977.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 91,015 number in 2020.
How does Romania rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Romania ranks 86th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/