Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Romania

Romania: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 12,797 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
12,797 number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
53rd
of 159 countries
All-time high
18,125 number
in 2008
All-time low
8,488 number
in 1989
Years of data
45
1971–2018

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Romania, 1971–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1971199420181971: 9.5k number1972: 10.3k number1973: 10.2k number1974: 10.4k number1975: 9.9k number1976: 10.0k number1977: 9.7k number1978: 9.5k number1979: 10.0k number1980: 10.2k number1981: 10.2k number1982: 10.0k number1983: 9.8k number1984: 9.4k number1985: 9.5k number1986: 9.2k number1987: 9.0k number1988: 8.6k number1989: 8.5k number1990: 8.5k number1991: 10.0k number1992: 12.5k number1993: 12.8k number1994: 13.2k number1995: 14.3k number1999: 16.4k number2000: 16.2k number2001: 17.0k number2002: 17.1k number2003: 17.4k number2004: 17.3k number2005: 17.6k number2006: 18.0k number2007: 17.1k number2008: 18.1k number2009: 17.9k number2010: 16.8k number2011: 15.8k number2012: 14.6k number2013: 14.2k number2014: 14.5k number2015: 14.0k number2016: 13.5k number2017: 13.1k number2018: 12.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Romania stood at 12,797 number.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Romania peaked at 18,125 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8,488 number, in 1989.

Romania ranks 53rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) in Romania, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 9,472 number
1972 10,262 number +8.3%
1973 10,240 number -0.2%
1974 10,354 number +1.1%
1975 9,863 number -4.7%
1976 9,961 number +1.0%
1977 9,654 number -3.1%
1978 9,451 number -2.1%
1979 10,003 number +5.8%
1980 10,196 number +1.9%
1981 10,228 number +0.3%
1982 10,015 number -2.1%
1983 9,794 number -2.2%
1984 9,369 number -4.3%
1985 9,451 number +0.9%
1986 9,211 number -2.5%
1987 8,952 number -2.8%
1988 8,641 number -3.5%
1989 8,488 number -1.8%
1990 8,533 number +0.5%
1991 10,030 number +17.5%
1992 12,494 number +24.6%
1993 12,764 number +2.2%
1994 13,236 number +3.7%
1995 14,293 number +8.0%
1999 16,427 number +14.9%
2000 16,234 number -1.2%
2001 17,048 number +5.0%
2002 17,103 number +0.3%
2003 17,353 number +1.5%
2004 17,343 number -0.1%
2005 17,607 number +1.5%
2006 18,048 number +2.5%
2007 17,149 number -5.0%
2008 18,125 number +5.7%
2009 17,855 number -1.5%
2010 16,839 number -5.7%
2011 15,841 number -5.9%
2012 14,558 number -8.1%
2013 14,204 number -2.4%
2014 14,496 number +2.1%
2015 14,042 number -3.1%
2016 13,469 number -4.1%
2017 13,083 number -2.9%
2018 12,797 number -2.2%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 12,797 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,251 number, 1.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 12,797 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,018 number, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9,918 number 9,451 number 10,354 number 9
1980s 9,434 number 8,488 number 10,228 number 10
1990s 12,540 number 8,533 number 16,427 number 7
2000s 17,386 number 16,234 number 18,125 number 10
2010s 14,370 number 12,797 number 16,839 number 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 50 Ghana 13,778 number compare
  2. 51 Libya 13,056 number compare
  3. 52 Cambodia 12,859 number compare
  4. 54 Iraq 12,480 number compare
  5. 55 Hungary 12,337 number compare
  6. 56 Tunisia 11,831 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Romania?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Romania was 12,797 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 18,125 number in 2008.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 8,488 number in 1989.
How does Romania rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Romania ranks 53rd out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,712 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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/