In 2021, the birth rate of girls aged 10 to 14 was 10 times higher in Romania compared to the EU average. In addition, the number of children born to mothers under 15 was higher in the same year than a decade earlier, according to INS data.

We have reached such numbers that it is difficult to ignore, because we have a significant percentage of children who have no chance of education at all. Romania ranks second in the EU after Bulgaria in terms of the percentage of children of the appropriate age who do not attend primary school.

But also because of the lack of information of children and teenagers about their own anatomy and “how babies are born.”

The problem of lack of sex education is relevant both in the village and in the city. Obviously, in the first case, things are worse, because the quality of education there is often much lower – there is a lack of resources, as well as interest from the state.

Last summer, after heated discussions at the political level, sex education became officially regulated in schools, as part of the Health subject. This is unfortunately only a step, not a leap forward by any means, although it would be much needed if we look at the statistics regarding Romanian youth and students.

Thus, in the new academic year, only students who are preparing to become teenagers, i.e. those studying in the 8th grade, will receive the concept of sex education, and only after written consent of their parents. While some say the agreement simplifies the process, others believe this overregulation will result in fewer children receiving this information.

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