School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Moldova
Moldova: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) was 9.5 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Moldova, 1990–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 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 Moldova peaked at 10.45 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.5 years, in 2019.
Moldova ranks 155th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.45 years | — |
| 1991 | 10.32 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 10.11 years | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 9.91 years | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 9.79 years | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 9.63 years | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 9.74 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 9.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 9.97 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 10.13 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.3 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.2 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 10.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 10.02 years | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.99 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.94 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.89 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.89 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.8 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.68 years | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 9.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.64 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.5 years | -1.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 9.5 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.73 years, 81% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 9.5 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.26 years, 77% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Moldova?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 10.45 years in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 years in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Moldova ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.