School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Moldova
Moldova: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 17.15 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Moldova, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 17.15 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Moldova peaked at 17.15 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.07 years, in 2012.
Moldova ranks 34th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.53 years | — |
| 2011 | 12.51 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.07 years | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 12.5 years | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 14.42 years | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 14.41 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.41 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.57 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 14.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.88 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 16.07 years | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 16.69 years | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 16.92 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 17.15 years | +1.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 17.15 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.45 years, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 17.15 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.68 years, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.68 years | 12.07 years | 14.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.34 years | 14.88 years | 17.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More education data for Moldova
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0569 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Moldova?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Moldova was 17.15 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 17.15 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.07 years in 2012.
- How does Moldova rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Moldova ranks 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release