Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Romania
Romania: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary was 15.19 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Romania, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Romania recorded 15.19 for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Romania peaked at 26.71 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.19, in 2017.
Romania ranks 108th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.38 | 23.57 | 25.5 | 9 |
| 1980s | 25.46 | 23.89 | 26.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.51 | 16.83 | 26.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.85 | 17.07 | 18.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.58 | 15.19 | 18.04 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 47,769 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 84.5% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 85.4% (2023)
- Labor force, female 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.24 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Romania?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Romania was 15.19 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.71 in 1990.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.19 in 2017.
- How does Romania rank for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?
- Romania ranks 108th out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.