Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Moldova
Moldova: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 6,125 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Moldova, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Moldova is 6,125 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Moldova peaked at 8,701 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6,125 number, in 2019.
Moldova ranks 92nd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Moldova, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7,372 number | — |
| 1999 | 7,872 number | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 7,294 number | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 6,807 number | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 7,362 number | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 7,409 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 7,849 number | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 7,818 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 8,009 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 8,121 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 8,701 number | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 8,583 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 8,451 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 8,389 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 8,259 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 8,213 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 8,629 number | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 7,375 number | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 6,897 number | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 6,296 number | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 6,546 number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 6,125 number | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,622 number | 7,372 number | 7,872 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 7,795 number | 6,807 number | 8,701 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,518 number | 6,125 number | 8,629 number | 10 |
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More education data for Moldova
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Moldova?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Moldova was 6,125 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 8,701 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,125 number in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Moldova ranks 92nd out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.