Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 20.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
41st
of 138 countries
All-time high
22.4%
in 2015
All-time low
16.0%
in 2008
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2019

051015202000200920192000: 21 %2001: 19.3 %2002: 19.3 %2003: 18.6 %2004: 18.3 %2005: 16.5 %2006: 16.3 %2007: 18.2 %2008: 16 %2009: 19.6 %2010: 20.1 %2011: 21.1 %2012: 20.5 %2013: 21.4 %2014: 21.9 %2015: 22.4 %2016: 22.1 %2017: 20.7 %2018: 20.6 %2019: 20.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Republic of Moldova is 20.6%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Republic of Moldova peaked at 22.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2008.

That places Republic of Moldova 41st out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Republic of Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%) in Republic of Moldova, 2000 to 2019.
Year % Change
2000 21.0%
2001 19.3% -8.0%
2002 19.3% -0.2%
2003 18.6% -3.5%
2004 18.3% -1.9%
2005 16.5% -9.8%
2006 16.3% -0.8%
2007 18.2% +11.1%
2008 16.0% -11.9%
2009 19.6% +22.4%
2010 20.1% +2.4%
2011 21.1% +5.1%
2012 20.5% -2.8%
2013 21.4% +4.3%
2014 21.9% +2.7%
2015 22.4% +2.1%
2016 22.1% -1.4%
2017 20.7% -6.0%
2018 20.6% -0.9%
2019 20.6% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.3% 16.0% 21.0% 10
2010s 21.1% 20.1% 22.4% 10

Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova

  1. 38 Jamaica 21.3% compare
  2. 39 Puerto Rico 21.3% compare
  3. 40 Indonesia 20.9% compare
  4. 42 Ghana 20.1% compare
  5. 43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 19.9% compare
  6. 44 Timor-Leste 19.3% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

More reference data data for Republic of Moldova

All data for Republic of Moldova →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Republic of Moldova?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Republic of Moldova was 20.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2008.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Republic of Moldova ranks 41st out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Republic of Moldova. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-rate-for-adolescents-and-youth-of-lower-and-upper-secondary-school-age-male/moldova/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-rate-for-adolescents-and-youth-of-lower-and-upper-secondary-school-age-male/moldova/">Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Republic of Moldova</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/