What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Republic of Moldova and OECD members?

14.1%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and OECD members?

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Moldova vs OECD members: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Republic of Moldova

21.1%

in 2019

OECD members

7.0%

in 2019

Republic of Moldova rank

36th

OECD members rank

34th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Republic of Moldova
OECD members

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 21.1% against 7.0% in OECD members, a difference of 14.1%.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 3.0 times OECD members's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Republic of Moldova ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 34th of 142 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Moldova	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.9%	11.7%	5.1%	Republic of Moldova
2010s	21.0%	8.0%	13.0%	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Republic of Moldova or OECD members?: Republic of Moldova, at 21.1% against 7.0% in OECD members as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Republic of Moldova and OECD members?: 14.1%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and OECD members?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Republic of Moldova and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Republic of Moldova ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 34th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/