Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 88.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
88.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
158th
of 188 countries
All-time high
95.0%
in 2000
All-time low
88.4%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1995–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Republic of Moldova, 1995–2019

0204060801001995200720191995: 92.1 %1999: 92.5 %2000: 95 %2001: 93.4 %2002: 94.1 %2003: 94.7 %2004: 94.8 %2005: 94.7 %2006: 94.2 %2007: 92.5 %2008: 92.1 %2009: 91.5 %2010: 91.1 %2011: 90.7 %2012: 90.5 %2013: 89.9 %2014: 89.9 %2015: 89.6 %2016: 89.4 %2017: 88.9 %2018: 88.6 %2019: 88.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Republic of Moldova stood at 88.4%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Republic of Moldova peaked at 95.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88.4%, in 2019.

Republic of Moldova ranks 158th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Republic of Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Republic of Moldova, 1995 to 2019.
Year % Change
1995 92.1%
1999 92.5% +0.4%
2000 95.0% +2.7%
2001 93.4% -1.6%
2002 94.1% +0.7%
2003 94.7% +0.7%
2004 94.8% +0.0%
2005 94.7% -0.0%
2006 94.2% -0.5%
2007 92.5% -1.8%
2008 92.1% -0.5%
2009 91.5% -0.6%
2010 91.1% -0.4%
2011 90.7% -0.5%
2012 90.5% -0.2%
2013 89.9% -0.6%
2014 89.9% +0.0%
2015 89.6% -0.4%
2016 89.4% -0.2%
2017 88.9% -0.6%
2018 88.6% -0.3%
2019 88.4% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 92.3% 92.1% 92.5% 2
2000s 93.7% 91.5% 95.0% 10
2010s 89.7% 88.4% 91.1% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Republic of Moldova?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Republic of Moldova was 88.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 2019.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Republic of Moldova ranks 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.