Romania's school-age population in 2020 was over 4.844 million people, making up 25.2% of the country's total resident population, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) reported on Monday, ahead of October 5, World Teachers' Day.In the school/academic year 2020-2021 the school-age population was 3.494 million children, pupils and students. Out of the total school population, 49.8% were male children, pupils and students and 73% were studying in urban areas."Almost half of the school-age population was found in primary and secondary schools (45.5%), and about a third in nursery and kindergartens (17.8% and 15%, respectively). Most of the school-age population (94.7%) was in public schools, with the remaining 5.3% in private schools," according to an INS press release.By regions, most of the school-age population in the school/academic year 2020-2021 was found in Nord-Est (601,100 people) and Bucharest-Ilfov (517,600 people).Most of the schools operational in 2020-2021 were mainly primary and secondary schools (57.4%), followed by high schools (21.0%), and nurseries and kindergartens (16.9%).According to INS data, there were 235,600 teachers in the same school/academic year. "The average student-teacher ratio was 15 to one. Female teachers were a majority both in the pre-university education and the entire education system," according to INS.In 2020, 28.4% of all households in Romania had children: 16.1% - one child; 9.7% - two children; 1.9% - three children; 0.7% - four children and more. Most households with more than four children were recorded in Nord-Est.
Romania achieved a new cultural milestone as UNESCO added the cobza, a traditional pear-shaped string instrument, to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The element, officially titled “Cobza, traditional knowledge, skills and music,” was jointly nominated by Romania and the Republic of Moldova. The decision, announced...
Plenty of Christmas markets and a designer gift fair are on this weekend for those looking for the right presents, while carol concerts liven the mood.
Romania, which for years ranked last in the EU for packaging waste recycling, now stands at the forefront of Europe’s circular economy, proving that a country with initially fragile infrastructure can implement, in record time, one of the most effective collection and recycling systems in Europe. This rapid transformation is taking place in a European […]
Tucked inside Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest, Ginger Sushi Bar & Lounge marks the turn of the year with an intimate New Year’s Eve dining experience built around a multi-course tasting menu. From 19:00 onwards, guests are welcomed to a carefully paced evening that blends Japanese inspiration with premium ingredients, from scallops and Wagyu to Chilean […]
Romanian non-profit Dăruiește Viață has completed a new renovation project at the “Louis Țurcanu” Emergency Children’s Hospital in Timișoara, upgrading the Pediatric Onco-Hematology Transplant Unit to modern medical standards. The investment, worth approximately EUR 150,000, was funded by Linde Gaz Romania and Atos Global Delivery Center. The organisation has been working with the Timișoara hospital […]
The multimedia exhibition Aici Se Vede Jazz (Here You Can See Jazz), set to open at SAC Berthelot in Bucharest, explores how jazz found its way in the pre-1990 Bucharest and “the contemporary ways to listen, visualize, perform and relate artistically to its world of sounds and ideas.” Bucharest had improvised studios, rehearsals with the […]
