School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Moldova
Moldova: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 186,023 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
186,023 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
129th
of 205 countries
All-time high
413,236 number
in 1973
All-time low
184,552 number
in 2017
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Moldova, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Moldova stood at 186,023 number.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Moldova peaked at 413,236 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 184,552 number, in 2017.
Moldova ranks 129th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Moldova, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 397,657 number | — |
| 1971 | 408,471 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 412,910 number | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 413,236 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 411,299 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 408,681 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 404,764 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 394,003 number | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 381,668 number | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 367,065 number | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 351,373 number | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 338,407 number | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 334,469 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 335,274 number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 339,154 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 343,894 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 347,563 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 349,813 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 354,026 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 358,895 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 363,689 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 368,953 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 374,283 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 380,961 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 388,118 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 394,845 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 400,698 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 406,760 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 362,503 number | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 366,850 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 366,460 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 360,953 number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 350,547 number | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 334,072 number | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 320,454 number | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 303,524 number | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 287,959 number | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 281,092 number | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 266,097 number | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 249,906 number | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 233,818 number | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 219,372 number | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 207,925 number | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 198,354 number | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 191,623 number | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 187,010 number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 185,240 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 184,552 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 185,131 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 186,023 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 399,975 number | 367,065 number | 413,236 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 345,287 number | 334,469 number | 358,895 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 380,766 number | 362,503 number | 406,760 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 312,106 number | 249,906 number | 366,460 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 197,905 number | 184,552 number | 233,818 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More education data for Moldova
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Moldova?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Moldova was 186,023 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 413,236 number in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 184,552 number in 2017.
- How does Moldova rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Moldova ranks 129th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.