Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Moldova
Moldova: Proportion of total government spending on essential … education was 15.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Moldova, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Moldova stood at 15.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Moldova peaked at 22.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 26th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +29.6% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +286.6% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +0.9% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 15.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.4%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 15.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.6%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +286.6% | 5.2% | 19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 4.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.6% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.8% | 17.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 23 Mozambique 17.7% compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 17.2% compare
- 25 Panama 16.6% compare
- 26 Republic of Moldova 15.9% compare
- 28 Georgia 15.9% compare
- 29 Samoa 15.8% compare
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Moldova?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Moldova was 15.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Moldova ranks 26th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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