Romania: School starting age, primary school
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| Romania |
Primary school starting age |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 6 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Measure | years |
| Data availability | 1970 - 2025 |
| Average | 7 |
| Min - Max | 6 - 7 |
| Source | UNESCO |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2025 is 6 years, unchanged from 6 years in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 6 years, based on data from 195 countries. Historically, the average for Romania from 1970 to 2025 is 7 years. The minimum value, 6 years, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 7 years was recorded in 1970.
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| Recent values | Romania: School starting age, primary school |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
Definition: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Female literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 99.94 | 2021 | percent |
| Male literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 99.94 | 2021 | percent |
| Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 99.94 | 2021 | percent |
| Primary school completion rate | 80.97 | 2023 | percent |
| School starting age, primary school | 6 | 2025 | years |
| Female to male ratio, primary school pupils | 0.99 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, secondary school students | 1.01 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education | 1.24 | 2023 | percent |
| Primary school enrollment | 84.95 | 2023 | percent |
| Secondary school enrollment | 81.63 | 2023 | percent |
| Tertiary school enrollment | 55.17 | 2023 | percent |
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| PISA reading scores | 413.000 | 2026 | index points |
| PISA science scores | 425.000 | 2026 | index points |