School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Moldova
Moldova: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 16,177 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
16,177
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
145th
of 222 countries
All-time high
17,485
in 2016
All-time low
16,177
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2020
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Moldova, 2014–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Moldova stood at 16,177. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
That places Moldova 145th out of 222 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17,026 | — |
| 2015 | 17,181 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 17,485 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 17,314 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 16,375 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 16,425 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16,177 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,968 | 16,375 | 17,485 | 6 |
| 2020s | 16,177 | 16,177 | 16,177 | 1 |
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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Moldova?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Moldova was 16,177 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 17,485 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,177 in 2020.
- How does Moldova rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Moldova ranks 145th out of 222 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release