Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Moldova
Moldova: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Moldova, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children in primary school age who are in school in Moldova is 99.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Moldova peaked at 99.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 91.6%, in 2010.
That places Moldova 25th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 91.6% | — |
| 2011 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 99.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 99.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.3% | 91.6% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.7% | 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 children in primary school age who are in school in Moldova?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Moldova was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.6% in 2010.
- How does Moldova rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Moldova ranks 25th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.