Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 35,710 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
35,710 number
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
67th
of 137 countries
All-time high
56,873 number
in 2000
All-time low
31,925 number
in 2008
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000200920192000: 56.9k number2001: 47.5k number2002: 43.0k number2003: 36.2k number2004: 33.3k number2005: 35.0k number2006: 34.5k number2007: 39.7k number2008: 31.9k number2009: 39.7k number2010: 38.5k number2011: 38.4k number2012: 36.2k number2013: 35.6k number2014: 35.4k number2015: 35.6k number2016: 35.1k number2017: 33.5k number2018: 33.5k number2019: 35.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Republic of Moldova stood at 35,710 number.

The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Republic of Moldova peaked at 56,873 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31,925 number, in 2008.

Republic of Moldova ranks 67th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Republic of Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Republic of Moldova, 2000 to 2019.
Year number Change
2000 56,873 number
2001 47,547 number -16.4%
2002 43,024 number -9.5%
2003 36,217 number -15.8%
2004 33,336 number -8.0%
2005 34,979 number +4.9%
2006 34,470 number -1.5%
2007 39,737 number +15.3%
2008 31,925 number -19.7%
2009 39,673 number +24.3%
2010 38,544 number -2.8%
2011 38,430 number -0.3%
2012 36,243 number -5.7%
2013 35,598 number -1.8%
2014 35,374 number -0.6%
2015 35,623 number +0.7%
2016 35,063 number -1.6%
2017 33,518 number -4.4%
2018 33,539 number +0.1%
2019 35,710 number +6.5%

Republic of Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Republic of Moldova's 35,710 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,264 number, 79% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Republic of Moldova's 35,710 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,274 number, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39,778 number 31,925 number 56,873 number 10
2010s 35,764 number 33,518 number 38,544 number 10

Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova

  1. 64 Palestine, State of 37,704 number compare
  2. 65 Australia 37,700 number compare
  3. 66 Hungary 36,971 number compare
  4. 68 Switzerland 35,622 number compare
  5. 69 Kyrgyzstan 34,086 number compare
  6. 70 Namibia 32,276 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Republic of Moldova?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Republic of Moldova was 35,710 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 56,873 number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 31,925 number in 2008.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Republic of Moldova ranks 67th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/