Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 25,967 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
25,967 number
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
78th
of 147 countries
All-time high
82,611 number
in 2000
All-time low
25,967 number
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2000200920192000: 82.6k number2001: 70.9k number2002: 66.0k number2003: 62.4k number2004: 55.4k number2005: 49.1k number2006: 44.3k number2007: 45.0k number2008: 29.7k number2009: 40.7k number2010: 38.9k number2011: 38.1k number2012: 35.4k number2013: 33.7k number2014: 33.9k number2015: 33.0k number2016: 31.8k number2017: 27.1k number2018: 26.7k number2019: 26.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Republic of Moldova recorded 25,967 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Republic of Moldova peaked at 82,611 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25,967 number, in 2019.

Republic of Moldova ranks 78th of 147 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Republic of Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Republic of Moldova, 2000 to 2019.
Year number Change
2000 82,611 number
2001 70,891 number -14.2%
2002 65,994 number -6.9%
2003 62,351 number -5.5%
2004 55,408 number -11.1%
2005 49,081 number -11.4%
2006 44,254 number -9.8%
2007 44,959 number +1.6%
2008 29,661 number -34.0%
2009 40,657 number +37.1%
2010 38,888 number -4.4%
2011 38,136 number -1.9%
2012 35,418 number -7.1%
2013 33,675 number -4.9%
2014 33,924 number +0.7%
2015 32,959 number -2.8%
2016 31,810 number -3.5%
2017 27,104 number -14.8%
2018 26,697 number -1.5%
2019 25,967 number -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54,587 number 29,661 number 82,611 number 10
2010s 32,458 number 25,967 number 38,888 number 10

Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova

  1. 75 Lesotho 29,316 number compare
  2. 76 Bulgaria 28,927 number compare
  3. 77 Mongolia 28,780 number compare
  4. 79 United Arab Emirates 25,016 number compare
  5. 80 Croatia 24,161 number compare
  6. 81 Kuwait 24,017 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Republic of Moldova?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Republic of Moldova was 25,967 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 82,611 number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 25,967 number in 2019.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Republic of Moldova ranks 78th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.