Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Romania

Romania: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 15,826 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
15,826 number
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
49th
of 131 countries
All-time high
30,030 number
in 1997
All-time low
15,826 number
in 2018
Years of data
23
1996–2018

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1996200720181996: 28.8k number1997: 30.0k number1998: 28.7k number1999: 29.1k number2000: 27.4k number2001: 26.4k number2002: 26.5k number2003: 24.9k number2004: 23.9k number2005: 24.8k number2006: 24.1k number2007: 23.6k number2008: 23.0k number2009: 22.0k number2010: 20.6k number2011: 19.1k number2012: 18.6k number2013: 17.8k number2014: 17.6k number2015: 16.9k number2016: 16.6k number2017: 16.2k number2018: 15.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in Romania is 15,826 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Romania peaked at 30,030 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15,826 number, in 2018.

That places Romania 49th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, male in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in Romania, 1996 to 2018.
Year number Change
1996 28,804 number —
1997 30,030 number +4.3%
1998 28,662 number -4.6%
1999 29,058 number +1.4%
2000 27,444 number -5.6%
2001 26,417 number -3.7%
2002 26,486 number +0.3%
2003 24,940 number -5.8%
2004 23,948 number -4.0%
2005 24,799 number +3.6%
2006 24,088 number -2.9%
2007 23,572 number -2.1%
2008 23,034 number -2.3%
2009 22,011 number -4.4%
2010 20,576 number -6.5%
2011 19,076 number -7.3%
2012 18,620 number -2.4%
2013 17,829 number -4.2%
2014 17,589 number -1.3%
2015 16,862 number -4.1%
2016 16,568 number -1.7%
2017 16,209 number -2.2%
2018 15,826 number -2.4%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 15,826 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,021 number, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 15,826 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,610 number, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29,138 number 28,662 number 30,030 number 4
2000s 24,674 number 22,011 number 27,444 number 10
2010s 17,684 number 15,826 number 20,576 number 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 46 Greece 16,725 number compare
  2. 47 Ethiopia 16,492 number compare
  3. 48 Dominican Republic 15,877 number compare
  4. 50 Czechia 15,377 number compare
  5. 51 Hungary 14,747 number compare
  6. 52 Israel 13,468 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Romania?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Romania was 15,826 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 30,030 number in 1997.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 15,826 number in 2018.
How does Romania rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Romania ranks 49th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

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