Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Moldova
Moldova: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 10.4 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Moldova, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Moldova stood at 10.4. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Moldova peaked at 10.4 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.24, in 1960.
That places Moldova 46th 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.24 | — |
| 1965 | 4.78 | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 5.63 | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 6.52 | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 7.27 | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 7.92 | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 8.47 | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 8.89 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 9.21 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 9.57 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 10.4 | +8.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 10.4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.88, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 10.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.11, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.51 | 4.24 | 4.78 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.07 | 5.63 | 6.52 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.59 | 7.27 | 7.92 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.68 | 8.47 | 8.89 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.39 | 9.21 | 9.57 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More education data for Moldova
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.54 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,388 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,198 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,914 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 228,038 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,696 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.387 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Moldova?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Moldova was 10.4 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.24 in 1960.
- How does Moldova rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Moldova ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.