What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Croatia and Republic of Moldova?

83,398 number, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs Republic of Moldova: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Croatia

332,091 number

in 2019

Republic of Moldova

415,489 number

in 2019

Croatia rank

130th

Republic of Moldova rank

128th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Croatia
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 415,489 number against 332,091 number in Croatia, a difference of 83,398 number.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.3 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Croatia ranks 130th and Republic of Moldova ranks 128th of 186 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	465,621 number	634,068 number	168,447 number	Republic of Moldova
2000s	402,308 number	509,720 number	107,412 number	Republic of Moldova
2010s	343,224 number	371,069 number	27,846 number	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Croatia or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 415,489 number against 332,091 number in Croatia as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Croatia and Republic of Moldova?: 83,398 number, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Republic of Moldova?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Croatia and Republic of Moldova rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Croatia ranks 130th and Republic of Moldova ranks 128th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.