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

23,893 number, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau 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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Republic of Moldova: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Guinea-Bissau

439,382 number

in 2019

Republic of Moldova

415,489 number

in 2019

Guinea-Bissau rank

127th

Republic of Moldova rank

128th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 439,382 number against 415,489 number in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 23,893 number.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 127th and Republic of Moldova ranks 128th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Moldova in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	192,788 number	634,068 number	441,280 number	Republic of Moldova
2000s	302,338 number	509,720 number	207,382 number	Republic of Moldova
2010s	389,979 number	371,069 number	18,909 number	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Guinea-Bissau or Republic of Moldova?: Guinea-Bissau, at 439,382 number against 415,489 number in Republic of Moldova as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Republic of Moldova?: 23,893 number, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Republic of Moldova?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Republic of Moldova rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 127th 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.