Moldova: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Moldova's persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) rose 1.1 percentage points on 2022 (from 93.59% to 94.7%).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2022), the average change was −0.06 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.42 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.72 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.56 percentage points in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Moldova had the 25th highest value of the 47 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Moldova in the 2023 ranking

• Belize — 22nd of 47: 95.56%
• Seychelles — 23rd of 47: 94.99%
• Jordan — 24th of 47: 94.75%
• Ecuador — 26th of 47: 94.62%
• Latvia — 27th of 47: 94.29%
• Costa Rica — 28th of 47: 93.78%

What this measures

Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in nearby economies

• Albania — 85.71% (2023)
• Armenia — 98.23% (2022)
• Austria — 99.48% (2023)
• Azerbaijan — 99.43% (2023)
• Belarus — 97.61% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 93.58% (2022)
• Bulgaria — 99.85% (2023)
• Croatia — 99.87% (2022)
• Cyprus — 95.9% (2021)

More education data for Moldova

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 136,696 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 7,408 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 98.26% (2024)
• Secondary education, teachers — 19,388 (2024)
• Secondary education, teachers, female — 15,925 (2024)
• Secondary education, teachers (% female) — 82.14% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Moldova's persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort)?

94.7% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 1.05 percentage points from 93.65% in 1994. The highest value was 97.31% in 2018 and the lowest 89.75% in 2019.

How does Moldova rank?

25th highest of 47 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) unusual for Moldova?

In 2023, Moldova's persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) rose 1.1 percentage points on 2022 (from 93.59% to 94.7%). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2022), the average change was −0.06 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.42 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRSL.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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