Republic of Moldova vs Upper middle income: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female

Republic of Moldova
70.5%
in 2014
Upper middle income
65.5%
in 2019
Republic of Moldova rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
9th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female over time

  • Republic of Moldova
  • Upper middle income
020406080197619972019

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 70.5% against 65.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Republic of Moldova ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 87 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Moldova Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 82.2% 68.1% 14.1% Republic of Moldova
2000s 71.1% 67.8% 3.3% Republic of Moldova
2010s 68.2% 67.1% 1.1% Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, Republic of Moldova or Upper middle income?
Republic of Moldova, at 70.5% against 65.5% in Upper middle income as of 2014.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between Republic of Moldova and Upper middle income?
5.0%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Upper middle income?
8 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2014.
How do Republic of Moldova and Upper middle income rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
Republic of Moldova ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Republic of Moldova vs Upper middle income: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/adult-illiterate-population-15-years-percent-female/moldova/upper-middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/adult-illiterate-population-15-years-percent-female/moldova/upper-middle-income/">Republic of Moldova vs Upper middle income: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,267 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Share of the adult illiterate population (age 15+) that is female.