School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Moldova
Moldova: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 259,539 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Moldova, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Moldova is 259,539 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Moldova peaked at 570,755 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 259,539 number, in 2019.
That places Moldova 137th out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Moldova, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 534,514 number | — |
| 1971 | 554,493 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 565,449 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 569,906 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 570,755 number | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 569,269 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 565,381 number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 553,224 number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 539,878 number | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 524,833 number | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 508,117 number | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 491,474 number | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 480,653 number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 475,318 number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 474,712 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 477,314 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 481,384 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 481,403 number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 485,531 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 492,174 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 500,170 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 508,444 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 514,545 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 522,174 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 531,084 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 540,117 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 548,770 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 558,442 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 492,408 number | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 500,924 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 507,296 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 507,459 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 496,038 number | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 482,634 number | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 468,112 number | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 447,942 number | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 427,154 number | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 415,155 number | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 393,498 number | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 370,689 number | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 349,642 number | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 329,918 number | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 311,086 number | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 294,540 number | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 281,460 number | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 270,892 number | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 265,116 number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 261,722 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 260,374 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 259,539 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 554,770 number | 524,833 number | 570,755 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 484,808 number | 474,712 number | 508,117 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 521,708 number | 492,408 number | 558,442 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 451,598 number | 370,689 number | 507,459 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 288,429 number | 259,539 number | 349,642 number | 10 |
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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 school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Moldova?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Moldova was 259,539 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 570,755 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,539 number in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Moldova ranks 137th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.