Moldova: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Moldova's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 6.3% on 2017 (from 32,869 to 30,801).

Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2017), the average change was −0.3% and a typical year strayed about 11% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below 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 31% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 29.3% in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 740.3 a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2018, Moldova had the 31st highest value of the 64 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 2018 ranking

• Peru — 28th of 64: 55,088
• Kyrgyz Republic — 29th of 64: 54,632
• Madagascar — 30th of 64: 36,093
• Mongolia — 32nd of 64: 30,181
• Burkina Faso — 33rd of 64: 28,566
• Suriname — 34th of 64: 25,412

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 32 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 20,605 (2018)
• Andorra — 488 (2018)
• Armenia — 19,676 (2018)
• Austria — 238,161 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 152,777 (2018)
• Belarus — 82,592 (2018)
• Belgium — 524,924 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 94,557 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 141,163 (2017)
• Croatia — 132,833 (2017)
• Cyprus

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 secondary education, vocational pupils?

30,801 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1982?

It is down 4.49% from 32,250 in 1982 (0.13% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 42,716 in 1990 and the lowest 22,647 in 2003.

How does Moldova rank?

31st highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Moldova?

In 2018, Moldova's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 6.3% on 2017 (from 32,869 to 30,801). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2017), the average change was −0.3% and a typical year strayed about 11% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below 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.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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