Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Romania
Romania: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 44,159 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female in Romania, 1989–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Romania stood at 44,159 number.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Romania peaked at 61,076 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 39,944 number, in 2012.
That places Romania 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 46,507 number | — |
| 1991 | 47,989 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 47,228 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 47,358 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 48,642 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 52,004 number | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 58,697 number | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 61,076 number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 60,711 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 58,830 number | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 55,289 number | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 52,284 number | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 51,183 number | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 49,359 number | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 50,000 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 49,375 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 48,420 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 48,106 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 46,882 number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 46,420 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 45,034 number | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 41,264 number | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 39,944 number | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 44,623 number | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 45,062 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 44,612 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 43,511 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 43,131 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 44,159 number | +2.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 44,159 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 2.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Romania's 44,159 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46,507 number | 46,507 number | 46,507 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 53,615 number | 47,228 number | 61,076 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 49,732 number | 46,420 number | 55,289 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,482 number | 39,944 number | 45,062 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.26 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.41 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Romania?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Romania was 44,159 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 61,076 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,944 number in 2012.
- How does Romania rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Romania ranks 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.