Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Romania
Romania: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 34,720 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Romania, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Romania is 34,720 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Romania peaked at 39,166 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 18,887 number, in 1971.
Romania ranks 38th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18,887 number | — |
| 1972 | 20,174 number | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 23,224 number | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 27,640 number | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 31,743 number | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 33,789 number | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 35,001 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 35,068 number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 36,659 number | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 37,770 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 38,512 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 38,977 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 34,955 number | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 34,365 number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 33,955 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 33,522 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 32,789 number | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 31,300 number | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 31,197 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 31,293 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 37,007 number | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 36,326 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 36,447 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 37,303 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 37,603 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 38,915 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 39,166 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 36,648 number | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 36,555 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 35,619 number | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 34,023 number | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 34,631 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 34,307 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 34,585 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 35,288 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 35,755 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 36,555 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 37,348 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 38,253 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 38,322 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 37,353 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 37,391 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 35,071 number | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 35,433 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 35,094 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 34,598 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 34,322 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 34,720 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,132 number | 18,887 number | 36,659 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 34,734 number | 31,197 number | 38,977 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,726 number | 31,293 number | 39,166 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,636 number | 34,023 number | 38,253 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,812 number | 34,322 number | 38,322 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 pre-primary education, both sexes in Romania?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Romania was 34,720 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 39,166 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,887 number in 1971.
- How does Romania rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Romania ranks 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.