School enrollment, primary in Moldova
Moldova: School enrollment, primary was 86.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary in Moldova, 2000–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary in Moldova stood at 86.3%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Moldova peaked at 92.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2018.
That places Moldova 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.0% | 87.5% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 86.3% | 87.9% | 9 |
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More education data for Moldova
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,408 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 108.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 55.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Moldova?
- School enrollment, primary in Moldova was 86.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2018.
- How does Moldova rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Moldova ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.