Out-of-school rate for children of primary … children modelled both in Moldova
Moldova: Out-of-school rate for children of primary … children modelled both was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.0% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Moldova peaked at 16.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Moldova ranks 197th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary … children modelled both in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -23.9% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -34.7% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -37.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -35.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 3.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Moldova?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Moldova was 0.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Moldova ranks 197th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release