Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Romania
Romania: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 73.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Romania, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 73.6% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Romania peaked at 73.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 1989.
Romania ranks 25th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 60.8% | — |
| 1991 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 61.3% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 61.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 61.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 64.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.8% | 60.8% | 60.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 62.5% | 61.1% | 64.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 65.7% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 67.9% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 72.8% | 73.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 22 Slovenia 74.0% compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 74.0% compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.8% compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 72.8% compare
- 27 Israel 72.5% compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 72.4% 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 secondary education who are female in Romania?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Romania was 73.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 1989.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Romania ranks 25th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release