School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 9.5 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
9.5 years
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
155th
of 193 countries
All-time high
10.45 years
in 1990
All-time low
9.5 years
in 2019
Years of data
27
1990–2019

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Republic of Moldova, 1990–2019

02.557.5101990200420191990: 10.4 years1991: 10.3 years1992: 10.1 years1993: 9.9 years1994: 9.8 years1995: 9.6 years1999: 9.7 years2000: 9.8 years2001: 9.8 years2002: 10 years2003: 10.1 years2004: 10.3 years2005: 10.2 years2006: 10.2 years2007: 10 years2008: 10 years2009: 9.9 years2010: 9.9 years2011: 9.9 years2012: 9.9 years2013: 9.9 years2014: 9.8 years2015: 9.7 years2016: 9.6 years2017: 9.7 years2018: 9.6 years2019: 9.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Republic of Moldova is 9.5 years, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Republic of Moldova peaked at 10.45 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.5 years, in 2019.

Republic of Moldova ranks 155th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.99 years 9.63 years 10.45 years 7
2000s 10.04 years 9.8 years 10.3 years 10
2010s 9.75 years 9.5 years 9.92 years 10

Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova

  1. 152 Kenya 9.68 years compare
  2. 153 Tuvalu 9.66 years compare
  3. 154 Cambodia 9.57 years compare
  4. 156 Madagascar 9.41 years compare
  5. 157 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.38 years compare
  6. 158 Mauritania 9.34 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Republic of Moldova?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Republic of Moldova was 9.5 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 10.45 years in 1990.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 9.5 years in 2019.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Republic of Moldova ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.