Government expenditure on education, PPP$ in Moldova

Moldova: Government expenditure on education, PPP$ was 1,864 millions in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1,864 millions
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
102nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
1,864 millions
in 2018
All-time low
402.7 millions
in 1999
Years of data
19
1996–2018

Government expenditure on education, PPP$ in Moldova, 1996–2018

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1996200720181996: 892.3 millions1999: 402.7 millions2000: 404.5 millions2001: 473.8 millions2002: 588.6 millions2003: 630.6 millions2004: 868 millions2005: 1.0k millions2006: 1.2k millions2007: 1.3k millions2008: 1.5k millions2009: 1.6k millions2010: 1.4k millions2011: 1.4k millions2012: 1.5k millions2014: 1.6k millions2016: 1.7k millions2017: 1.8k millions2018: 1.9k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 1,864 millions for government expenditure on education, ppp$ in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, ppp$ in Moldova peaked at 1,864 millions in 2018 and was at its lowest, 402.7 millions, in 1999.

Moldova ranks 102nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 647.5 millions 402.7 millions 892.29 millions 2
2000s 955.53 millions 404.5 millions 1,606 millions 10
2010s 1,598 millions 1,390 millions 1,864 millions 7

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 99 Georgia 1,915 millions compare
  2. 100 Kyrgyzstan 1,885 millions compare
  3. 101 Cyprus 1,875 millions compare
  4. 103 Uganda 1,820 millions compare
  5. 104 Nicaragua 1,671 millions compare
  6. 105 Bahrain 1,657 millions compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

More reference data data for Moldova

All data for Moldova →

Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on education, ppp$ in Moldova?
Government expenditure on education, ppp$ in Moldova was 1,864 millions in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on education, ppp$ recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 1,864 millions in 2018.
What is the lowest government expenditure on education, ppp$ recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 402.7 millions in 1999.
How does Moldova rank for government expenditure on education, ppp$?
Moldova ranks 102nd out of 163 countries with data for 2018.
Is government expenditure on education, ppp$ rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
163 places, 2,668 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in nominal value. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to PPP$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/