Romania's children out of school, primary, female was 78,616 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 83.55% from 42,831 in 2018 (12.91% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 78,616 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 42,831 | 2018 |
| Highest | 78,616 | 2023 |
| Lowest | 4,378 | 2001 |
| Average since 2015 | 51,178 | 2015–2023 |
| First recorded | 4,378 | 2001 |
Over five years it is up 83.55% from 42,831 in 2018 (12.91% a year on average, compounded). Since 2001 it is up 1,696% from 4,378 in 2001 (14.03% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 2 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2023, Romania's children out of school, primary, female rose 1.1% on 2022 (from 77,792 to 78,616).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2022), the average change was +28.1% and a typical year strayed about 61.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 194.3% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 66.6% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3,779 a year. A straight line explains 43% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Romania had the 6th highest value of the 30 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 78,616 | 2023 |
| High income | 984,900 | 2025 |
Closest to Romania in the 2023 ranking
- Mali — 3rd of 30: 653,474
- South Africa — 4th of 30: 218,959
- Congo, Rep. — 5th of 30: 84,011
- Russian Federation — 7th of 30: 78,377
- Sri Lanka — 8th of 30: 72,506
- Uzbekistan — 9th of 30: 61,295
What this measures
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 21 values
| Year | Children out of school, primary, female |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 78,616 |
| 2022 | 77,792 |
| 2021 | 45,600 |
| 2020 | 39,635 |
| 2019 | 36,946 |
| 2018 | 42,831 |
| 2017 | 50,011 |
| 2016 | 47,568 |
| 2015 | 41,599 |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 |
Children out of school, primary, female in nearby economies
More education data for Romania
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 2.2% (2023)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 94.91% (2020)
- School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 94.98% (2020)
- School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) — 94.85% (2020)
- Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 52.35% (2023)
- Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary
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Questions people ask
- What is Romania's children out of school, primary, female?
- 78,616 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is up 1,696% from 4,378 in 2001 (14.03% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 78,616 in 2023 and the lowest 4,378 in 2001.
- How does Romania rank?
- 6th highest of 30 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in children out of school, primary, female unusual for Romania?
- In 2023, Romania's children out of school, primary, female rose 1.1% on 2022 (from 77,792 to 78,616). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2022), the average change was +28.1% and a typical year strayed about 61.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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