Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Moldova
Moldova: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education was 18.6 pupils per teacher in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Moldova, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in pupils per teacher.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 18.6 pupils per teacher for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Moldova peaked at 18.63 pupils per teacher in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.46 pupils per teacher, in 2015.
That places Moldova 65th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Moldova, year by year
| Year | pupils per teacher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.92 pupils per teacher | — |
| 2015 | 17.46 pupils per teacher | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 17.57 pupils per teacher | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.85 pupils per teacher | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.11 pupils per teacher | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 18.16 pupils per teacher | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.14 pupils per teacher | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.32 pupils per teacher | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 18.52 pupils per teacher | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 18.63 pupils per teacher | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 18.6 pupils per teacher | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.84 pupils per teacher | 17.46 pupils per teacher | 18.16 pupils per teacher | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.44 pupils per teacher | 18.14 pupils per teacher | 18.63 pupils per teacher | 5 |
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More education data for Moldova
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Moldova?
- Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Moldova was 18.6 pupils per teacher in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 18.63 pupils per teacher in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.46 pupils per teacher in 2015.
- How does Moldova rank for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Moldova ranks 65th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils per qualified teacher in primary education rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.