What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Finland and Republic of Moldova?

6,273 number, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Republic of Moldova?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Republic of Moldova: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Finland

179,750 number

in 2020

Republic of Moldova

186,023 number

in 2019

Finland rank

130th

Republic of Moldova rank

129th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

Finland
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 186,023 number against 179,750 number in Finland, a difference of 6,273 number.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 130th and Republic of Moldova ranks 129th of 205 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1970s	238,323 number	399,975 number	161,653 number	Republic of Moldova
1980s	200,654 number	345,287 number	144,632 number	Republic of Moldova
1990s	195,998 number	380,766 number	184,768 number	Republic of Moldova
2000s	195,317 number	312,106 number	116,789 number	Republic of Moldova
2010s	179,532 number	197,905 number	18,373 number	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Finland or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 186,023 number against 179,750 number in Finland as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Finland and Republic of Moldova?: 6,273 number, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Republic of Moldova?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Finland and Republic of Moldova rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?: Finland ranks 130th and Republic of Moldova ranks 129th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.