Moldova - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Moldova was 4.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 4.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 4.00
1971 4.00
1972 4.00
1973 4.00
1974 4.00
1975 4.00
1976 4.00
1977 4.00
1978 4.00
1979 4.00
1980 4.00
1981 4.00
1982 4.00
1983 4.00
1984 4.00
1985 4.00
1986 4.00
1987 4.00
1988 4.00
1989 4.00
1990 4.00
1991 4.00
1992 4.00
1993 4.00
1994 4.00
1995 4.00
1996 4.00
1997 4.00
1998 4.00
1999 4.00
2000 4.00
2001 4.00
2002 4.00
2003 4.00
2004 4.00
2005 4.00
2006 4.00
2007 4.00
2008 4.00
2009 4.00
2010 4.00
2011 4.00
2012 4.00
2013 4.00
2014 4.00
2015 4.00
2016 4.00
2017 4.00
2018 4.00
2019 4.00
2020 4.00
2021 4.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Moldova was 139,179 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 322,612 in 1995 and a minimum value of 137,845 in 2016.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 230,624
1986 248,005
1989 273,426
1990 285,826
1991 301,653
1992 306,933
1993 307,604
1994 307,447
1995 322,612
1996 320,055
1997 320,725
1999 262,137
2000 252,193
2001 235,461
2002 224,495
2003 212,552
2004 198,911
2005 184,159
2006 171,024
2007 160,528
2008 151,736
2009 145,369
2010 141,197
2011 138,436
2012 138,095
2013 138,282
2014 138,420
2015 138,536
2016 137,845
2017 139,335
2018 140,141
2019 139,612
2020 139,179

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Moldova was 48.30 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 49.26 in 1991, while its lowest value was 48.24 in 2017.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 49.06
1986 48.81
1989 49.00
1990 49.00
1991 49.26
1992 49.17
1993 49.05
1994 49.17
1995 49.00
1999 49.08
2000 48.71
2001 48.90
2002 48.71
2003 48.68
2004 48.65
2005 48.48
2006 48.55
2007 48.50
2008 48.30
2009 48.26
2010 48.49
2011 48.31
2012 48.38
2013 48.50
2014 48.48
2015 48.30
2016 48.40
2017 48.24
2018 48.30

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Moldova was 7,744 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,209 in 1996 and a minimum value of 7,744 in 2020.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 8,003
1986 9,500
1989 11,105
1990 12,070
1991 13,024
1992 13,415
1993 13,295
1994 13,230
1995 13,322
1996 14,209
1997 14,097
1999 12,367
2000 12,080
2001 11,648
2002 11,654
2003 11,087
2004 10,493
2005 10,259
2006 10,033
2007 9,876
2008 9,566
2009 9,231
2010 9,160
2011 9,037
2012 8,747
2013 8,468
2014 8,235
2015 7,936
2016 7,913
2017 7,880
2018 7,819
2019 7,771
2020 7,744

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Moldova was 98.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 98.19 in 2020, while its lowest value was 95.24 in 2001.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 95.53
1986 95.56
1989 96.79
1990 97.33
1991 97.39
1992 96.53
1993 96.49
1994 96.48
1995 96.48
1999 95.67
2000 97.21
2001 95.24
2002 95.48
2003 96.27
2004 97.97
2005 96.98
2006 96.80
2007 97.49
2008 97.32
2009 98.16
2010 97.49
2011 97.74
2012 97.72
2013 97.70
2014 98.12
2015 97.76
2016 98.09
2017 98.07
2018 98.18
2019 98.16
2020 98.19

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes