Statistical Comparative Analyses of the Public and Private Tertiary Education in Romania, 2000 – 2012

The development of any educational system is the primary form for directly investing in human capital. Later, the performance of the human capital will represent the main driver for socio-economic progress and welfare. The efficiency of the education system in general and of the higher education in particular, is a complex socio-economic relationship, which is influenced by quantitative and qualitative factors and generates various effects throughout the society. Taking into consideration the role of the higher education for the development of the society, the paper is focused on analysing the dynamics of the academic system in Romania during 2000-2012. The research is based on the evaluation of potential and existing demand in the higher education system, revealed by the key indicators presented by the National Institute of Statistics, for both public and private higher education systems.