Secondary education, pupils in Moldova
Moldova: Secondary education, pupils was 228,038 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils in Moldova, 1990–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Moldova is 228,038, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Moldova peaked at 470,068 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 223,176, in 2020.
Moldova ranks 132nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 445,285 | 415,319 | 470,068 | 9 |
| 2000s | 387,782 | 328,418 | 413,916 | 10 |
| 2010s | 251,526 | 224,148 | 307,619 | 10 |
| 2020s | 227,175 | 223,176 | 229,602 | 5 |
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More education data for Moldova
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 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 secondary education, pupils in Moldova?
- Secondary education, pupils in Moldova was 228,038 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 470,068 in 1990.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,176 in 2020.
- How does Moldova rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Moldova ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.