Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Moldova
Moldova: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 11.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Moldova, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Moldova is 11.74 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Moldova peaked at 11.9 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.76 years, in 1990.
Moldova ranks 50th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Moldova, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.76 years | — |
| 1991 | 9.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 9.96 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 10.06 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 10.16 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 10.26 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 10.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 10.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 10.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 10.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 10.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 10.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 10.85 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 10.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 10.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.2 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 11.42 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 11.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 11.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 11.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.9 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 11.66 years | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 11.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.63 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.69 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 11.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 11.74 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 11.74 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.19 years | 9.76 years | 10.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.06 years | 10.65 years | 11.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.68 years | 11.56 years | 11.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.74 years | 11.74 years | 11.75 years | 4 |
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More education data for Moldova
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2194 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0275 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 70,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0294 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 228,038 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0623 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,408 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Moldova?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Moldova was 11.74 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.76 years in 1990.
- How does Moldova rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Moldova ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.