School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Moldova
Moldova: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 35,628 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
35,628 number
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
146th
of 205 countries
All-time high
79,817 number
in 1974
All-time low
35,628 number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Moldova, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Moldova stood at 35,628 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Moldova peaked at 79,817 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 35,628 number, in 2019.
That places Moldova 146th 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71,050 number | — |
| 1971 | 75,944 number | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 78,297 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 79,364 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 79,817 number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 79,624 number | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 79,286 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 79,003 number | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 78,875 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 78,874 number | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 78,467 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 76,653 number | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 73,226 number | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 70,227 number | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 68,087 number | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 67,126 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 67,329 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 65,692 number | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 65,359 number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 66,209 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 68,001 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 69,705 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 69,948 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 70,186 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 70,814 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 71,731 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 72,997 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 74,676 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 64,282 number | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 69,334 number | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 69,647 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 72,348 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 71,643 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 73,262 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 72,612 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 71,107 number | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 68,505 number | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 65,808 number | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 62,700 number | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 59,349 number | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 56,761 number | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 54,238 number | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 50,587 number | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 47,104 number | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 43,966 number | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 40,983 number | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 38,898 number | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 37,532 number | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 36,506 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 35,628 number | -2.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 35,628 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,196 number, 30% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 35,628 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100,971 number, 35% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78,013 number | 71,050 number | 79,817 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,838 number | 65,359 number | 78,467 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,167 number | 64,282 number | 74,676 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,698 number | 59,349 number | 73,262 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,220 number | 35,628 number | 56,761 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More education data for Moldova
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.54 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,388 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,198 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,914 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 228,038 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,696 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.387 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Moldova?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Moldova was 35,628 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 79,817 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,628 number in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Moldova ranks 146th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.