Years of schooling in Moldova
Moldova: Years of schooling was 11.83 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.83
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 192 countries
All-time high
11.83
in 2022
All-time low
9.12
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Moldova, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, years of schooling in Moldova stood at 11.83. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Moldova peaked at 11.83 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.12, in 1990.
Moldova ranks 45th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.12 | — |
| 1991 | 9.25 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 9.38 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 9.51 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 9.64 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 9.77 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 9.87 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 9.97 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 10.07 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 10.17 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 10.27 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 10.37 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.48 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.58 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.68 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 10.79 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.03 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 11.28 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 11.38 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.48 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.49 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 11.56 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.7 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.63 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.7 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.73 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.75 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.78 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.76 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.8 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 11.82 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.83 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 11.83 | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 11.83 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 11.83 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.34, 96% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.68 | 9.12 | 10.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.83 | 10.27 | 11.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.68 | 11.49 | 11.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.82 | 11.8 | 11.83 | 4 |
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 years of schooling in Moldova?
- Years of schooling in Moldova was 11.83 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 11.83 in 2022.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.12 in 1990.
- How does Moldova rank for years of schooling?
- Moldova ranks 45th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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