Some statistical aspects of higher education in Romania in 2012

• Author: Duguleana, L. - Duguleana, C.
• Position: Dept. of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Brasov
• Pages: 107-112

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov • Vol. 5 (54) •No. 2 - 2012

Series V: Economic Sciences

SOME STATISTICAL ASPECTS

OF HIGHER EDUCATION

IN ROMANIA IN 2012

L. DUGULEAN1 C. DUGULEAN1

Abstract: The paper presents some statistical coordinates of quantitative

and qualitative nature of higher education in Romania, in 2012. The main

objective is to characterize the dimensions of the students’ number and their

chosen specializations according to the requirements of Romanian economy.

Some trends of the higher education market can be noticed and considered by

the public policies in education and all the other sectors influenced by the

new labour force, highly specialized.

Key words: enrolled population, enrolled students, administrative regions.

1 Dept. of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Braşov.

1. Introduction

The economic development influences

the development of all activity sectors,

including education. In its turn, the

education sector can influence the

economic development of a state. There is

a bi-univocal relation between the two

aspects. This kind of relation exists for all

the activity sectors of an economy,

generating a spiral multiplied effect of

development of the living standard for the

entire population. Education has the

strongst intensity of correlation with the

rhythm of economic growth, which leads

to economic development in the long term.

There are countries which have understood

the main role of education and have

invested with priority in research and

development activities and in higher

education. The R&D represents a priority

for the European Union programmes

which finance the smart growth, to fulfil

its own Strategy for 2020.

2. Size of Romanian Higher Education

The enrolled number of students, the higher

education graduates and the teaching staff can

give a quantitative dimension of the higher

education market in Romania.

Figure 1 shows the evolutions in the

number of students and graduates of higher

education in Romania during the period

1990-2011. It can be easily noticed that the

number of students grew rapidly until

2008, and then o decreasing tendency

began for both flows. The peak was

recorded in 2008, because in the academic

year 2007-2008, the first three years

Bologna promotion, started in 2005-2006,

finished the studies.