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Cristina TRANDAS
ASE - Bucharest
Romania
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Situated in the South Eastern part
of Central Europe
Neighbours: Bulgaria, Ukraine, Republic of
Moldavia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Black Sea
The capital: Bucharest
Flag:
Form of government: republic
Official language: Romanian
Territory: 238 391 km2
Population: 22 435 205
Gothenburg, February 2003
Education in Romania
2-5 years old
KINDERGARTEN
6 years old
PRE SCHOOL
Educational
system
7-10 years old
PRIMARY SCHOOL
11-14 years old
SECONDARY SCHOOL
national
examination
and competition
15-18 years old
HIGH SCHOOL
over 15 years old
VOCATIONAL or
APPRENTICESHIP SCHOOL
bachelor exam
over 18 years old
HIGHER EDUCATION
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over 18 years old
POST-HIGH SCHOOL
or TECHNICAL FOREMEN
Education in Romania
Pattern of participation
in education
Chart1 -The school aged population of Romania by age and education levels as a proportion in total corresponding
population
%
100
OECD countries,
enrolment rates
by age:
- 3-4: 63.8%
- 5-14: 97.9%
- 15-19: 77.3%
- 20-29: 21.4%
- 30-39: 4.9%
- over 40: 21.4%
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80
70
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40
30
20
10
0
0-2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Pre-school
High school
Higher education
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Primary
Vocational and apprenticeship
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
>=23
Age
Secondary school
Post high school and foreman
Education in Romania
Pattern of participation
in education
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need of education for 3-4 years
old children
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enrolment rates for population over 15
years old lower than in OECD countries
 need of educational programmes for
young people, especially vocational and
apprenticeship schools
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enrolment rate for population over 23 years
old is 2%  need of adult education
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Education in Romania
Percent of graduates
of all levels
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93% in secondary education
 91% in high school
 93% in vocational and apprenticeship
education
 77% in post high school and foreman
education
 80% in higher education
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Education in Romania
Ratio of students to
this could be the cause
teaching staff
for the low percent of
graduates
Chart 2 - Ratio of students to teaching staff by level of education
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50
40
30
20
10
0
P re -prim a ry
e duc a tio n
P rim a ry
e duc a tio n
R o m a nia
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S e c o nda ry high s c ho o l
e duc a tio n
e duc a tio n
po s t high
s c ho o l
e duc a tio n
highe r
e duc a tio n
OEC D c o untrie s
Education in Romania
Average salary
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average salary per year: 1400 USD
 20 times less than the mean
for OECD countries and 6 times less
then the country minimum
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the salary ratio to GDP per capita: 1.032
 between the mean ratio for OECD countries
for starting salary (0.97) and after 15 years’
experience (1.32)
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Education in Romania
Unemployment rates
by training level
more than 80% are over
%
50 years old active persons
Chart 4 - Unemployment rates by training level
(unemployment/active persons)
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
total
higher
education
High school
education
Below high
school
education
training le ve l
total
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males
females
OECD Country mean:
- 5% for males
- 6.1% for females
Higher education:
- 2.8% for males
- 3.5% for females
High school:
- 4.8% for males
- 6.4% for females
Below high school
- 8.9% for males
- 9.4% for females
Education in Romania
Labour market
economic, law,
university-pedagogy etc.
Chart 8 - Structure of labour market and graduates by activity of national economy
2000
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
employees
- 8-10% in
transport and
telecommunication
- 7-8% in
constructions
and
graduates
are very few
20%
10%
0%
Graduates - higher education
Graduates - high school education
Industry
Architecture and construction
Sylviculture, forestry and hunting, fishery and pisciculture
Others
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Average number of employees
Transport and telecommunication
Agriculture
Medicine and pharmacy
Education in Romania
Foreign students
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2.2% foreign students studying
in Romania in total number of
enrolled students
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OECD country mean: 4.9% and the
countries with the highest rates:
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Switzerland: 16.58%
Australia: 12.51%
Austria: 11.63%
UK: 11.01%
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Education in Romania
Private education
institutions
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5-10% of primary, secondary
and high school educational
institutions
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over 40% of post high school and
foreman education institutions
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over 25% of higher educational
institutions
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Education in Romania
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Education in Romania