School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Republic of Moldova stood at 12.22 years.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Republic of Moldova peaked at 12.28 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.47 years, in 2000.
Republic of Moldova ranks 74th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.47 years | — |
| 2001 | 8.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.65 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 8.82 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 9.29 years | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 9.9 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 9.87 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.88 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 11.53 years | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 11.5 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.69 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.77 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.87 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 12.09 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 12.2 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 12.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 12.22 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.74 years | 8.47 years | 9.29 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.94 years | 9.87 years | 11.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.13 years | 11.87 years | 12.28 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
- 71 Costa Rica 12.25 years compare
- 72 Chile 12.25 years compare
- 73 Brunei Darussalam 12.23 years compare
- 75 Peru 12.18 years compare
- 76 French Guiana 12.18 years
- 77 Japan 12.16 years compare
More education data for Republic of Moldova
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Republic of Moldova?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Republic of Moldova was 12.22 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 12.28 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.47 years in 2000.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 74th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release