Republic of Moldova
Background Information
Region
Europe & Central Asia
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
16% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
No data available
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
259,539 (UIS, 2019)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
12%
Source: UNSDG, 2012
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
22
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
27%
Source: DHS, 2005
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
64%
Source: DHS, 2005
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
12
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2018
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 100%
(2019)
-
Lower secondary 100%
(2019)
-
Upper secondary 100%
(2019)
Source: UIS