Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Romania
Romania: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 71.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Romania, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 71.4% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Romania peaked at 71.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 1997.
Romania ranks 13th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 59.0% | — |
| 1997 | 58.5% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 59.9% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 60.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 58.5% | 60.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 61.4% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 67.4% | 71.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 upper secondary education who are female in Romania?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Romania was 71.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 1997.
- How does Romania rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Romania ranks 13th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.