Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (Teachers) in Moldova

Moldova: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (Teachers) was 7,628 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
7,628 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
134th
of 196 countries
All-time high
12,949 number
in 1992
All-time low
7,628 number
in 2019
Years of data
35
1981–2019

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Moldova, 1981–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k1981200020191981: 7.6k number1986: 9.1k number1987: 9.6k number1988: 10.2k number1989: 10.7k number1990: 11.7k number1991: 12.7k number1992: 12.9k number1993: 12.8k number1994: 12.8k number1995: 12.9k number1996: 12.6k number1997: 12.3k number1998: 12.1k number1999: 11.8k number2000: 11.7k number2001: 11.1k number2002: 11.1k number2003: 10.7k number2004: 10.3k number2005: 9.9k number2006: 9.7k number2007: 9.6k number2008: 9.3k number2009: 9.1k number2010: 8.9k number2011: 8.8k number2012: 8.5k number2013: 8.3k number2014: 8.1k number2015: 7.8k number2016: 7.8k number2017: 7.7k number2018: 7.7k number2019: 7.6k number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Moldova stood at 7,628 number. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Moldova peaked at 12,949 number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7,628 number, in 2019.

That places Moldova 134th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (Teachers) in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Moldova, 1981 to 2019.
Year number Change
1981 7,645 number —
1986 9,078 number +18.7%
1987 9,635 number +6.1%
1988 10,191 number +5.8%
1989 10,748 number +5.5%
1990 11,748 number +9.3%
1991 12,684 number +8.0%
1992 12,949 number +2.1%
1993 12,829 number -0.9%
1994 12,764 number -0.5%
1995 12,853 number +0.7%
1996 12,598 number -2.0%
1997 12,342 number -2.0%
1998 12,086 number -2.1%
1999 11,831 number -2.1%
2000 11,743 number -0.7%
2001 11,093 number -5.5%
2002 11,127 number +0.3%
2003 10,674 number -4.1%
2004 10,280 number -3.7%
2005 9,949 number -3.2%
2006 9,712 number -2.4%
2007 9,628 number -0.9%
2008 9,310 number -3.3%
2009 9,061 number -2.7%
2010 8,930 number -1.4%
2011 8,833 number -1.1%
2012 8,548 number -3.2%
2013 8,273 number -3.2%
2014 8,080 number -2.3%
2015 7,758 number -4.0%
2016 7,762 number +0.1%
2017 7,728 number -0.4%
2018 7,677 number -0.7%
2019 7,628 number -0.6%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 7,628 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 32% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 7,628 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 29% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9,459 number 7,645 number 10,748 number 5
1990s 12,468 number 11,748 number 12,949 number 10
2000s 10,258 number 9,061 number 11,743 number 10
2010s 8,122 number 7,628 number 8,930 number 10

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 131 Albania 8,344 number compare
  2. 132 Lithuania 8,229 number compare
  3. 133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,226 number compare
  4. 135 Bahrain 7,076 number compare
  5. 136 Estonia 6,929 number compare
  6. 137 Togo 6,921 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Moldova?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Moldova was 7,628 number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 12,949 number in 1992.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 7,628 number in 2019.
How does Moldova rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Moldova ranks 134th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.