Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Moldova
Moldova: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 4,538 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Moldova, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Moldova stood at 4,538 number.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Moldova peaked at 6,505 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,445 number, in 1997.
Moldova ranks 77th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3,445 number | — |
| 1999 | 5,316 number | +54.3% |
| 2000 | 4,758 number | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 4,609 number | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 4,978 number | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 5,295 number | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 5,596 number | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 5,703 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 5,810 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 5,920 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 6,428 number | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 6,328 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 6,255 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 6,184 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 6,123 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 6,163 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6,505 number | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5,314 number | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 5,015 number | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 4,623 number | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 4,677 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4,538 number | -3.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 4,538 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,848 number, 29% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 4,538 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16,440 number, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +54.3% | 3,445 number | 5,316 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,380 number | 3,445 number | 5,316 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,542 number | 4,609 number | 6,428 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,540 number | 4,538 number | 6,505 number | 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 teachers in upper secondary education, female in Moldova?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Moldova was 4,538 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 6,505 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,445 number in 1997.
- How does Moldova rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Moldova ranks 77th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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 Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female 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.