Primary education, teachers, per capita in Romania
Romania: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0025 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Romania, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.0025 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Romania peaked at 0.0032 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 units per person, in 2012.
Romania ranks 195th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0026 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0025 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 units per person | +1.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0025 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0055 units per person, 46% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0025 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0041 units per person, 62% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 4 |
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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Romania?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Romania was 0.0025 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 2012.
- How does Romania rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Romania ranks 195th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.