Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Moldova

Moldova: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 87.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
87.4%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
160th
of 188 countries
All-time high
95.1%
in 2004
All-time low
87.4%
in 2019
Years of data
24
1995–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Moldova, 1995–2019

0204060801001995200720191995: 92.2 %1996: 91.8 %1997: 91.4 %1999: 92.5 %2000: 95 %2001: 93.8 %2002: 94.3 %2003: 95 %2004: 95.1 %2005: 94.5 %2006: 94.3 %2007: 92 %2008: 91.6 %2009: 90.9 %2010: 90.7 %2011: 90.3 %2012: 90.1 %2013: 89.7 %2014: 89.7 %2015: 89.3 %2016: 89 %2017: 88.7 %2018: 88.4 %2019: 87.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 87.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Moldova peaked at 95.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2019.

Moldova ranks 160th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Moldova, 1995 to 2019.
Year % Change
1995 92.2%
1996 91.8% -0.5%
1997 91.4% -0.4%
1999 92.5% +1.2%
2000 95.0% +2.6%
2001 93.8% -1.3%
2002 94.3% +0.6%
2003 95.0% +0.8%
2004 95.1% +0.0%
2005 94.5% -0.6%
2006 94.3% -0.2%
2007 92.0% -2.5%
2008 91.6% -0.5%
2009 90.9% -0.7%
2010 90.7% -0.3%
2011 90.3% -0.4%
2012 90.1% -0.2%
2013 89.7% -0.5%
2014 89.7% -0.0%
2015 89.3% -0.4%
2016 89.0% -0.4%
2017 88.7% -0.3%
2018 88.4% -0.3%
2019 87.4% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 92.0% 91.4% 92.5% 4
2000s 93.6% 90.9% 95.1% 10
2010s 89.3% 87.4% 90.7% 10

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 157 Cote d'Ivoire 88.5% compare
  2. 158 Comoros 88.3% compare
  3. 159 Romania 87.9% compare
  4. 161 Cayman Islands 85.8% compare
  5. 162 Jamaica 85.6% compare
  6. 163 Honduras 85.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Moldova?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Moldova was 87.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2004.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2019.
How does Moldova rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Moldova ranks 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.