Profile on Public Education: The Numerical and Proportional Evolution of Hungarian Medium Education in Romania from 1990 to 2017 Cover Image

Közoktatási helyzetkép: a magyar nyelvű képzésben részt vevők számának és arányának alakulása 1990 és 2017 között
Profile on Public Education: The Numerical and Proportional Evolution of Hungarian Medium Education in Romania from 1990 to 2017

Author(s): Gergő Barna
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Education, Sociology, School education, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Politics and Identity
Published by: Nemzetpolitikai Kutatóintézet
Keywords: public education;Romania;Hungarian education;

Summary/Abstract: The number of students in public education in Romania dropped overall by 39 percent, from 4.1 million students to 2.5 million, from 1990 to 2017. The decline in the number of students enrolled in Hungarian medium education was somewhat more moderate, involving a decrease from 188,000 to 122,000 students (35%). Changes in ratios show partially positive trends. After the share of participants in Hungarian education in the total school aged population in Romania hit a low of 4.6% in 1996, it embarked on a growing trend until the 2010s. A period of stagnation followed, with a 5.1-5.2% share of Hungarian students in the total population of students enrolled in the national education system. The ratio continues to remain short of the 6% share. Regions in Transylvania and various education levels show different dynamics compared to the general picture. The paper describes and analyzes these differences.

  • Issue Year: 4/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 71-89
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Hungarian