Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Romania
Romania: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 55,412 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Romania, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Romania recorded 55,412 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Romania peaked at 72,895 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 55,412 number, in 2018.
Romania ranks 37th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Romania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 70,301 number | — |
| 1997 | 72,361 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 71,489 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 72,895 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 71,084 number | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 68,912 number | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 70,305 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 67,051 number | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 64,708 number | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 68,482 number | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 68,148 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 67,691 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 67,559 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 65,776 number | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 63,058 number | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 59,725 number | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 59,444 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 57,230 number | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 56,985 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 56,164 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 55,785 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 55,672 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 55,412 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,762 number | 70,301 number | 72,895 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 67,972 number | 64,708 number | 71,084 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,719 number | 55,412 number | 63,058 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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Romania?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Romania was 55,412 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 72,895 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,412 number in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Romania ranks 37th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.