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
Latest (2024)
98.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 212 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2022
All-time low
95.2%
in 2001
Years of data
35
1981–2024
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%.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 95.5% | — |
| 1986 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 96.8% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 97.3% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 96.5% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 95.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 97.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 98.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 98.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0569 units per person (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.