Share of primary school teachers who are women in Romania
Romania: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 93.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Romania, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Romania is 93.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Romania peaked at 93.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 1989.
That places Romania 20th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.8% | 80.8% | 80.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 82.9% | 85.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 85.9% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 86.2% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 91.1% | 93.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 94.1% compare
- 18 Italy 93.8% compare
- 19 Croatia 93.4% compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 93.2% compare
- 22 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
- 23 Tuvalu 92.5% compare
More education data for Romania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 47,769 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 84.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Romania?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Romania was 93.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 1989.
- How does Romania rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Romania ranks 20th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.