Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 3.91 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Republic of Moldova, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Republic of Moldova recorded 3.91 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Republic of Moldova peaked at 3.91 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.11, in 1960.
That places Republic of Moldova 108th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.11 | — |
| 1965 | 2.31 | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 2.59 | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 2.87 | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 3.1 | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 3.28 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 3.45 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 3.59 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.68 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.78 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.91 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 | 2.11 | 2.31 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.73 | 2.59 | 2.87 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.19 | 3.1 | 3.28 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.52 | 3.45 | 3.59 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.73 | 3.68 | 3.78 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.91 | 3.91 | 3.91 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
- 105 Kazakhstan 3.97 compare
- 105 Tajikistan 3.97 compare
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 3.95 compare
- 109 Eswatini 3.89 compare
- 109 Maldives 3.89 compare
- 111 Austria 3.85 compare
More education data for Republic of Moldova
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,408 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Republic of Moldova?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Republic of Moldova was 3.91 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 in 1960.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 108th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.