LIBRARIES AND SKILLS Population:

20
19.4 million

19
in Romania One library per
2,047 inhabitants

LIBRARIES IN ROMANIA

There are
3.1 MILLION
REGISTERED
9497
USERS
in libraries LIBRARIES
IN ROMANIA

There are
34.2 MILLION
BOOK LOANS
in Romania
each year

67% ofinternet
them offer
access

SKILLS IN ROMANIA

HOW GOOD ARE THE ROMANIANS ONLINE?

90
Basic or above basic Digital Skills (% of Individuals)

Romania ranks 27

27
LU
on the EU’s Digital
80
Economy & Society NL
SE FI
Index (DESI) UK DK
70
AU DE
BE
60 HR SK CZ EE
IT MT FR
LT ES

0,9 39%
SISW
50 PT HU CY
% EL PL
IE LV

40
of Romanian adults of Romanian employers
participate in life-long encounter difficulties in 30 BG RO
learning activities finding employees with
the right skills
60 70 80 90 100
Individuals who are regular internet users
(% of Individuals)

51% of eligible voters in Romania voted in

Did You Know? the 2019 European Parliament elections

Information drawn from: The EU Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2016; European
Commission Education and Training Monitor 2019; OECD Programme for the International Assessment
of Adult Competencies (PIAAC); 2019 European Parliament election results; European Commission Libraries’ preferred
printing solution
Skills data and the Romanian Library Association (Asociaţia Naţională a Bibliotecarilor şi Bibliotecilor
Publice din România (ANBPR).