Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Moldova
Moldova: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total was 11.28 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Moldova, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Moldova is 11.28, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Moldova peaked at 11.28 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.21, in 1960.
Moldova ranks 49th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25-29, total in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.21 | — |
| 1965 | 7.86 | +50.9% |
| 1970 | 7.92 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 10.3 | +30.1% |
| 1980 | 10.38 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 10.74 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 10.8 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 10.68 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 10.57 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.28 | +6.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 11.28 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.36, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 11.28 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.28, 92% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.54 | 5.21 | 7.86 | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.11 | 7.92 | 10.3 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.56 | 10.38 | 10.74 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.74 | 10.68 | 10.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.59 | 10.57 | 10.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.28 | 11.28 | 11.28 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 46 Lithuania 11.43 compare
- 46 Spain 11.43 compare
- 48 Kazakhstan 11.42 compare
- 50 New Zealand 11.2 compare
- 51 Jordan 11.07 compare
- 52 South Africa 11.03 compare
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 25-29, total in Moldova?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total in Moldova was 11.28 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 25-29, total recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 11.28 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 in 1960.
- How does Moldova rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total?
- Moldova ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 25-29, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25-29, total is the average years of education completed among people age 25-29.