Policy Document

Law 151 of 30 July 1999

Year

1999

Country

Romania

Topic

Education

Subtopic

Compulsory Schooling

Main implications

The duration of compulsory education was set to nine years.

Benefits & Requirements

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

All children aged seven to 16

Age range

7 - 17

Duration (numbers of years of compulsory education stipulated by this document)

9

ISCED levels included in compulsory education

ISCED 1-2

Is educational tracking implemented or modified by this document?

Yes

If yes, age when students are tracked for the first time

15

Education and training required for a compulsory school teacher stipulated by this document

Teacher (primary education): ISCED 3 and Baccalaureate of a pedagogical highschool. Professor (gymnasium, highschool): ISCED 6 or higher

Read the Law

Original full text web source in native language

http://www.cdep.ro/pls/legis/legis_pck.htp_act_text

Author

Cornelia Muresan, Paul-Teodor Haragus & Adina Rebeleanu
Babes-Bolyai University

Data collected in the framework of the Population Europe Research Finder and Archive (PERFAR)

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2014): Policy: "Law 151 of 30 July 1999" (Information provided by Cornelia Muresan, Paul-Teodor Haragus & Adina Rebeleanu). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].