Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Romania

Romania: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 49,711 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
49,711 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
29th
of 138 countries
All-time high
72,864 number
in 2002
All-time low
49,711 number
in 2018
Years of data
23
1996–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Romania, 1996–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1996200720181996: 67.4k number1997: 68.8k number1998: 68.7k number1999: 70.4k number2000: 70.2k number2001: 70.2k number2002: 72.9k number2003: 66.8k number2004: 63.6k number2005: 63.4k number2006: 60.4k number2007: 58.7k number2008: 57.8k number2009: 57.7k number2010: 56.6k number2011: 53.3k number2012: 51.5k number2013: 50.6k number2014: 51.9k number2015: 52.1k number2016: 50.0k number2017: 49.9k number2018: 49.7k number

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

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Romania, 1996 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 Saudi Arabia 60,674 number compare
  2. 27 Sri Lanka 60,052 number compare
  3. 28 Malaysia 56,006 number compare
  4. 30 Bangladesh 45,321 number compare
  5. 31 Belarus 43,807 number compare
  6. 32 Kenya 35,736 number compare

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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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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.