Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Romania
Romania: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 49,711 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Romania, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Romania is 49,711 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Romania peaked at 72,864 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 49,711 number, in 2018.
Romania ranks 29th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 67,441 number | — |
| 1997 | 68,785 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 68,730 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 70,416 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 70,231 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 70,232 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 72,864 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 66,789 number | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 63,615 number | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 63,443 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 60,359 number | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 58,683 number | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 57,807 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 57,668 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 56,636 number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 53,290 number | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 51,547 number | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 50,627 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 51,928 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 52,088 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 49,973 number | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 49,882 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 49,711 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68,843 number | 67,441 number | 70,416 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 64,169 number | 57,668 number | 72,864 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,742 number | 49,711 number | 56,636 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Romania?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Romania was 49,711 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 72,864 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,711 number in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Romania ranks 29th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.