School age population, early childhood educational development in Moldova
Moldova: School age population, early childhood educational development was 32,911 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Latest (2020)
32,911
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
74th
of 102 countries
All-time high
40,247
in 2017
All-time low
32,911
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014β2020
School age population, early childhood educational development in Moldova, 2014β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, early childhood educational development in Moldova stood at 32,911. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Moldova ranks 74th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38,594 | 36,520 | 40,247 | 6 |
| 2020s | 32,911 | 32,911 | 32,911 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More education data for Moldova
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 107.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,408 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.73 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Moldova?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Moldova was 32,911 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 40,247 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,911 in 2020.
- How does Moldova rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Moldova ranks 74th out of 102 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release