Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Romania

Romania: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 18,537 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
18,537 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
41st
of 137 countries
All-time high
35,170 number
in 1996
All-time low
18,537 number
in 2018
Years of data
23
1996–2018

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1996200720181996: 35.2k number1997: 34.8k number1998: 33.7k number1999: 33.9k number2000: 32.0k number2001: 32.1k number2002: 33.1k number2003: 30.8k number2004: 29.4k number2005: 29.6k number2006: 28.3k number2007: 27.4k number2008: 26.6k number2009: 26.8k number2010: 26.3k number2011: 24.2k number2012: 23.4k number2013: 22.4k number2014: 22.3k number2015: 21.0k number2016: 19.3k number2017: 18.8k number2018: 18.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Romania stood at 18,537 number. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Romania peaked at 35,170 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 18,537 number, in 2018.

Romania ranks 41st of 137 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34,408 number 33,709 number 35,170 number 4
2000s 29,612 number 26,615 number 33,078 number 10
2010s 21,792 number 18,537 number 26,323 number 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 38 Sri Lanka 21,557 number compare
  2. 39 Poland, Republic of 21,292 number compare
  3. 40 Mali 19,922 number compare
  4. 42 Belgium 17,933 number compare
  5. 43 Sierra Leone 16,733 number compare
  6. 44 Niger 16,631 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places β†’

More reference data data for Romania

All data for Romania β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Romania?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Romania was 18,537 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 35,170 number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 18,537 number in 2018.
How does Romania rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Romania ranks 41st out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/