Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.75 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.75 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
149th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.9924 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.75 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Republic of Moldova is 0.75 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Republic of Moldova peaked at 0.9924 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.75 modelled data, in 2025.
Republic of Moldova ranks 149th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9924 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.974 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9504 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9308 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9125 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8838 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8292 modelled data | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7708 modelled data | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7584 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7938 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8339 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8526 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8516 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.86 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8785 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8872 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8924 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8798 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.871 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.875 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8611 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8298 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8049 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7681 modelled data | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.75 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.75 modelled data | +0.0% |
Republic of Moldova compared with similar countries
- Republic of Moldova's 0.75 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8436 modelled data, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Republic of Moldova's 0.75 modelled data is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8619 modelled data, 87% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8796 modelled data | 0.7584 modelled data | 0.9924 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8682 modelled data | 0.8339 modelled data | 0.8924 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.794 modelled data | 0.75 modelled data | 0.8611 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
More education data for Republic of 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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Republic of Moldova?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Republic of Moldova was 0.75 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9924 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 149th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release