Tertiary education, academic staff in Romania

Romania: Tertiary education, academic staff was 52.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
52.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
36th
of 170 countries
All-time high
52.4%
in 2022
All-time low
27.0%
in 1990
Years of data
50
1971–2023

Tertiary education, academic staff in Romania, 1971–2023

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.

Analysis

In 2023, tertiary education, academic staff in Romania stood at 52.3%.

That represents a change of up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Romania peaked at 52.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1990.

That places Romania 36th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Tertiary education, academic staff in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Romania, 1971 to 2023.
Year % female Change
1971 29.4%
1972 29.1% -1.2%
1973 29.3% +0.8%
1974 28.8% -1.9%
1975 29.2% +1.5%
1976 29.2% -0.1%
1977 29.3% +0.5%
1978 30.4% +3.6%
1979 29.7% -2.3%
1980 29.7% +0.0%
1981 29.9% +0.7%
1982 30.2% +1.1%
1983 29.7% -1.8%
1984 29.8% +0.3%
1985 28.7% -3.7%
1986 28.9% +0.9%
1987 28.4% -1.8%
1988 28.2% -0.7%
1989 28.1% -0.3%
1990 27.0% -3.9%
1991 28.0% +3.5%
1992 27.8% -0.5%
1993 29.6% +6.2%
1994 30.8% +4.2%
1995 30.1% -2.3%
1999 36.9% +22.4%
2000 39.8% +8.1%
2001 39.0% -2.0%
2002 40.4% +3.4%
2003 41.4% +2.6%
2004 42.5% +2.5%
2005 42.9% +1.1%
2006 42.8% -0.4%
2007 43.9% +2.7%
2008 43.3% -1.4%
2009 44.2% +2.0%
2010 45.9% +3.9%
2011 46.7% +1.9%
2012 48.7% +4.1%
2013 48.5% -0.5%
2014 48.6% +0.3%
2015 49.4% +1.7%
2016 50.0% +1.2%
2017 50.8% +1.7%
2018 51.3% +0.8%
2019 50.9% -0.7%
2020 51.7% +1.6%
2021 52.2% +0.9%
2022 52.4% +0.3%
2023 52.3% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 29.4% 28.8% 30.4% 9
1980s 29.2% 28.1% 30.2% 10
1990s 30.0% 27.0% 36.9% 7
2000s 42.0% 39.0% 44.2% 10
2010s 49.1% 45.9% 51.3% 10
2020s 52.2% 51.7% 52.4% 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 34 Guyana 52.7% compare
  2. 35 Lesotho 52.6% compare
  3. 37 Bulgaria 52.3% compare
  4. 38 United States of America 51.7% compare
  5. 39 Philippines 51.2% compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tertiary education, academic staff in Romania?
Tertiary education, academic staff in Romania was 52.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2022.
What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1990.
How does Romania rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
Romania ranks 36th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,482 data points, 1970–2025
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.