Teachers in primary education, male in Romania

Romania: Teachers in primary education, male was 4,776 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
4,776 number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
109th
of 196 countries
All-time high
11,065 number
in 1989
All-time low
4,776 number
in 2018
Years of data
29
1989–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Romania, 1989–2018

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1989200320181989: 11.1k number1991: 9.2k number1992: 9.7k number1993: 9.7k number1994: 9.6k number1995: 10.0k number1996: 10.8k number1997: 10.8k number1998: 10.4k number1999: 9.8k number2000: 8.8k number2001: 8.0k number2002: 7.8k number2003: 7.3k number2004: 7.5k number2005: 7.7k number2006: 7.4k number2007: 7.4k number2008: 7.7k number2009: 7.6k number2010: 7.2k number2011: 6.3k number2012: 6.0k number2013: 6.0k number2014: 5.8k number2015: 5.5k number2016: 5.1k number2017: 4.9k number2018: 4.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Romania recorded 4,776 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Romania peaked at 11,065 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4,776 number, in 2018.

That places Romania 109th 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, male in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Romania, 1989 to 2018.
Year number Change
1989 11,065 number —
1991 9,151 number -17.3%
1992 9,710 number +6.1%
1993 9,656 number -0.6%
1994 9,553 number -1.1%
1995 9,956 number +4.2%
1996 10,839 number +8.9%
1997 10,753 number -0.8%
1998 10,367 number -3.6%
1999 9,814 number -5.3%
2000 8,768 number -10.7%
2001 8,028 number -8.4%
2002 7,795 number -2.9%
2003 7,276 number -6.7%
2004 7,536 number +3.6%
2005 7,724 number +2.5%
2006 7,401 number -4.2%
2007 7,381 number -0.3%
2008 7,668 number +3.9%
2009 7,649 number -0.2%
2010 7,238 number -5.4%
2011 6,296 number -13.0%
2012 6,015 number -4.5%
2013 6,003 number -0.2%
2014 5,795 number -3.5%
2015 5,486 number -5.3%
2016 5,080 number -7.4%
2017 4,878 number -4.0%
2018 4,776 number -2.1%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 4,776 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,866 number, 2.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 4,776 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,461 number, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11,065 number 11,065 number 11,065 number 1
1990s 9,978 number 9,151 number 10,839 number 9
2000s 7,723 number 7,276 number 8,768 number 10
2010s 5,730 number 4,776 number 7,238 number 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 106 Finland 5,485 number compare
  2. 107 Palestine 5,462 number compare
  3. 108 Ireland 4,874 number compare
  4. 110 Kazakhstan 4,582 number compare
  5. 111 East Timor 4,551 number compare
  6. 112 Lebanon 4,537 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Romania?
Teachers in primary education, male in Romania was 4,776 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 11,065 number in 1989.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 4,776 number in 2018.
How does Romania rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Romania ranks 109th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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