Secondary education, pupils in Romania
Romania: Secondary education, pupils was 1.43 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils in Romania, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Romania is 1.43 million, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Romania peaked at 3.17 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million, in 2023.
Romania ranks 58th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.11 million | 2.09 million | 2.14 million | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.13 million | 3.13 million | 3.13 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.45 million | 2.20 million | 3.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.10 million | 1.86 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 million | 1.44 million | 1.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 million | 1.43 million | 1.45 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 47,769 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 84.5% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 85.4% (2023)
- Labor force, total 8.24 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Romania?
- Secondary education, pupils in Romania was 1.43 million in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Romania ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.