Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania
Romania: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 68,248 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania stood at 68,248 number. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania peaked at 105,942 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 68,248 number, in 2018.
That places Romania 35th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 102,611 number | — |
| 1997 | 103,597 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 102,439 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 104,359 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 102,275 number | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 102,294 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 105,942 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 97,562 number | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 92,974 number | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 93,069 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 88,668 number | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 86,114 number | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 84,422 number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 84,491 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82,959 number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 77,445 number | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 74,968 number | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 73,014 number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 74,186 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 73,046 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 69,238 number | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 68,704 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 68,248 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103,252 number | 102,439 number | 104,359 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 93,781 number | 84,422 number | 105,942 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,534 number | 68,248 number | 82,959 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,527 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,242 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 298,137 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 240,583 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Romania was 68,248 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 105,942 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,248 number in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Romania ranks 35th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.