Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
140th
of 154 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2006
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Republic of Moldova, 2005–2019

0.511.522.52005201220192005: 1.4 %2006: 2.6 %2007: 1.6 %2008: 1.5 %2009: 1.3 %2010: 1.3 %2011: 1.1 %2012: 1.1 %2013: 0.898 %2014: 0.86 %2015: 0.752 %2016: 0.648 %2017: 0.56 %2018: 0.544 %2019: 0.485 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Republic of Moldova recorded 0.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Republic of Moldova peaked at 2.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

Republic of Moldova ranks 140th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Republic of Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Republic of Moldova, 2005 to 2019.
Year % Change
2005 1.4%
2006 2.6% +87.5%
2007 1.6% -39.4%
2008 1.5% -5.9%
2009 1.3% -8.2%
2010 1.3% -4.4%
2011 1.1% -13.9%
2012 1.1% -4.9%
2013 0.9% -14.9%
2014 0.9% -4.2%
2015 0.8% -12.6%
2016 0.6% -13.9%
2017 0.6% -13.5%
2018 0.5% -2.9%
2019 0.5% -10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.7% 1.3% 2.6% 5
2010s 0.8% 0.5% 1.3% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Republic of Moldova?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Republic of Moldova was 0.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2006.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Republic of Moldova ranks 140th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 2,304 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/