Over-age students, primary in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Over-age students, primary was 1.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Republic of Moldova is 1.4%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Republic of Moldova peaked at 6.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2018.
That places Republic of Moldova 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +25.1% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +37.7% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -32.1% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 9 |
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More education data for Republic of Moldova
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,408 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Republic of Moldova?
- Over-age students, primary in Republic of Moldova was 1.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2018.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for over-age students, primary?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.