Romania vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Romania
93.2%
in 2023
SDG: Europe and Northern America
86.9%
in 2024
Romania rank
20th
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
21st
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Romania
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
How they compare
Romania currently reports 93.2% against 86.9% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1989 it was SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.
Romania ranks 20th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 21st of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Europe and Northern America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | SDG: Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.8% | 83.2% | 2.5% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 84.3% | 0.0% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 85.5% | 1.0% | Romania |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 86.3% | 2.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 86.9% | 5.3% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Romania or SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Romania, at 93.2% against 86.9% in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Romania and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 6.3%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Romania and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Romania ranks 20th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 21st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release