ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCING PROGRAMS FROM THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND ON EDUCATION IN THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT IN ROMANIA

The objective of this article is to achieve a centralization of educational units with a specific focus on the trend of student enrolled in different forms of education versus the number of graduates since 1990. The importance of this article is given both by the historical context of this period, being characterized by the fall of the communist regime and the start of the reform processes in all fields, including education, following that from 2007, with Romania's accession to the European Union, the education system should benefit the implementation of funding programs from the European Social Fund (ESF), placing more emphasis on education in rural areas in Romania. It was also aimed at analyzing the results recorded in reducing educational gaps between rural and urban environments, as well as the impact on the socio-economic development of rural communities. In conclusion, recommendations will be proposed to optimize the efficiency of the implementation of ESF financing programs, for the purpose of rural education and supporting sustainable rural development.