School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Moldova
Moldova: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 37,888 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
37,888 number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
144th
of 205 countries
All-time high
81,331 number
in 1976
All-time low
37,888 number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Moldova, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Moldova stood at 37,888 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Moldova peaked at 81,331 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 37,888 number, in 2019.
That places Moldova 144th 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, male (number) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65,807 number | — |
| 1971 | 70,078 number | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 74,242 number | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 77,306 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 79,639 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 80,964 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 81,331 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 80,218 number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 79,335 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 78,894 number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 78,277 number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 76,414 number | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 72,958 number | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 69,817 number | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 67,471 number | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 66,294 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 66,492 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 65,898 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 66,146 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 67,070 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 68,480 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 69,786 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 70,314 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 71,027 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 72,152 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 73,541 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 75,075 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 77,006 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 65,623 number | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 64,740 number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 71,189 number | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 74,158 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 73,848 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 75,300 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 75,046 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 73,311 number | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 70,690 number | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 68,255 number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 64,701 number | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 61,434 number | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 59,063 number | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 56,308 number | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 52,574 number | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 49,082 number | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 45,871 number | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 42,899 number | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 40,978 number | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 39,638 number | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 38,737 number | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 37,888 number | -2.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 37,888 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 122,159 number, 31% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 37,888 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 105,588 number, 36% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76,781 number | 65,807 number | 81,331 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,684 number | 65,898 number | 78,277 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,774 number | 64,740 number | 77,006 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,793 number | 61,434 number | 75,300 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,304 number | 37,888 number | 59,063 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, male in Moldova?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Moldova was 37,888 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 81,331 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,888 number in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Moldova ranks 144th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.