Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Moldova
Moldova: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.73 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Moldova, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Moldova is 1.73 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Moldova peaked at 3.53 live births per woman in 1953 and was at its lowest, 1.45 live births per woman, in 2002.
Moldova ranks 135th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.48 live births per woman | 3.37 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 3.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.58 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 2.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.95 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | 2.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Moldova
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,408 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.73 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Moldova?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Moldova was 1.73 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 live births per woman in 1953.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 live births per woman in 2002.
- How does Moldova rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Moldova ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.