Share of primary school teachers who are women in Moldova
Moldova: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Moldova, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Moldova is 98.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Moldova peaked at 98.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 2001.
That places Moldova 6th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.0% | 95.5% | 96.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 96.6% | 95.7% | 97.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 95.2% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.5% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.1% | 98.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More education data for Moldova
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 107.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,408 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.73 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Moldova?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Moldova was 98.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2001.
- How does Moldova rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Moldova ranks 6th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.