Student age range

General level (or category)

Level

(at the beginning of

academic year)

Preschool

Pre-kindergarten

3-5

Kindergarten

5-6

1st grade

6-7

2nd grade

7-8

3rd grade

8-9

4th grade

9-10

5th grade

10-11

6th grade

11-12

7th grade

12-13

8th grade

13-14

Compulsory education (nvmntul obligatoriu)

Elementary
school

Middle
school (gimnaziu)

Junior high
school

High

Freshman/9th Grade

school

(student in anu I,

14-15

boboc)
(liceul)
Senior high

Sophomore/10th Grade
(student in anul al 2-

15-16

lea)

school

Junior/11th Grade

16-17

Senior/12th Grade

17-18

Higher education (nvmnt superior)

Freshman year (anul 1)

Undergraduat
e

Sophomore year (II)

school

Ages vary, but often 18

(coal de
College

licen)

Junior year (anul III sau

22

IV)

for a
consecutive bachelor's

(University)

degree
Senior year

( diploma de licenta)
(usually within a solitary

(Ultimul an)

concentration)

Graduate school (facultate)

(with various degrees and curricular

Ages vary

partitions thereof)

Continuing education (educatie continua)

Vocational school
Ages vary
Adult education