School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Moldova
Moldova: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 6.85 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Moldova, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Moldova is 6.85 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Moldova peaked at 9.52 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.85 years, in 2024.
Moldova ranks 183rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Moldova, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.72 years | — |
| 2006 | 7.79 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.92 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 7.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.04 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.12 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.5 years | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 9.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.49 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.52 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.54 years | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 7.39 years | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 6.93 years | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 6.85 years | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.81 years | 7.72 years | 7.92 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.91 years | 7.95 years | 9.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.65 years | 6.85 years | 9.52 years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Moldova?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Moldova was 6.85 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 9.52 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.85 years in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Moldova ranks 183rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release