Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Moldova

Moldova: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 7,942 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
7,942 number
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
68th
of 140 countries
All-time high
17,232 number
in 1999
All-time low
6,428 number
in 2005
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Moldova, 1999–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k1999200920191999: 17.2k number2000: 14.5k number2001: 11.4k number2002: 9.8k number2003: 8.8k number2004: 6.5k number2005: 6.4k number2006: 7.8k number2007: 9.5k number2008: 9.9k number2009: 9.7k number2010: 9.9k number2011: 10.5k number2012: 9.9k number2013: 9.2k number2014: 8.5k number2015: 8.5k number2016: 8.4k number2017: 8.2k number2018: 8.4k number2019: 7.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Moldova stood at 7,942 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Moldova peaked at 17,232 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6,428 number, in 2005.

Moldova ranks 68th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Moldova, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 17,232 number
2000 14,535 number -15.7%
2001 11,418 number -21.4%
2002 9,836 number -13.9%
2003 8,789 number -10.6%
2004 6,495 number -26.1%
2005 6,428 number -1.0%
2006 7,786 number +21.1%
2007 9,510 number +22.1%
2008 9,917 number +4.3%
2009 9,693 number -2.3%
2010 9,945 number +2.6%
2011 10,464 number +5.2%
2012 9,897 number -5.4%
2013 9,194 number -7.1%
2014 8,516 number -7.4%
2015 8,528 number +0.1%
2016 8,428 number -1.2%
2017 8,242 number -2.2%
2018 8,397 number +1.9%
2019 7,942 number -5.4%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 7,942 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,215 number, 49% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 7,942 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,741 number, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,232 number 17,232 number 17,232 number 1
2000s 9,441 number 6,428 number 14,535 number 10
2010s 8,955 number 7,942 number 10,464 number 10

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 65 Latvia 8,926 number compare
  2. 66 Botswana 8,783 number compare
  3. 67 Bulgaria 8,511 number compare
  4. 69 El Salvador 7,931 number compare
  5. 70 Hungary 7,540 number compare
  6. 71 Oman 6,974 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Moldova?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Moldova was 7,942 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 17,232 number in 1999.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 6,428 number in 2005.
How does Moldova rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Moldova ranks 68th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).