East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Moldova: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
8.1%
in 2019
Moldova
17.7%
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
26th
Moldova rank
27th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Moldova
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How they compare

Moldova currently reports 17.7% against 8.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 9.6%.

That makes Moldova's figure about 2.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Moldova ranks 27th of 43 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Moldova in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Moldova Difference Ahead
2000s 16.3% 12.5% 3.8% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 9.2% 16.8% 7.6% Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Moldova?
Moldova, at 17.7% against 8.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Moldova?
9.6%, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Moldova?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Moldova rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Moldova ranks 27th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,050 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/