Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Romania
Romania: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 93.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
93.2%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
20th
of 212 countries
All-time high
93.2%
in 2023
All-time low
80.8%
in 1989
Years of data
34
1989–2023
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Romania, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 93.2% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Romania peaked at 93.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 1989.
Romania ranks 20th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 80.8% | — |
| 1991 | 84.0% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 82.9% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 93.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Romania's 93.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Romania?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Romania was 93.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 1989.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Romania ranks 20th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release