Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Moldova
Moldova: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9922 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Moldova stood at 0.9922 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Moldova peaked at 0.9948 index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8905 index, in 2005.
That places Moldova 122nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Moldova, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9332 index | — |
| 2001 | 0.9381 index | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9208 index | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9128 index | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8991 index | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8905 index | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8961 index | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9 index | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9038 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9182 index | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9376 index | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9365 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9349 index | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9268 index | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9948 index | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9878 index | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9876 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9857 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9821 index | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.954 index | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9809 index | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9721 index | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9883 index | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9851 index | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9922 index | +0.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.9922 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.9922 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9113 index | 0.8905 index | 0.9381 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9628 index | 0.9268 index | 0.9948 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9837 index | 0.9721 index | 0.9922 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More health data for Moldova
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2486 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,492 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 29 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Moldova?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Moldova was 0.9922 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9948 index in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8905 index in 2005.
- How does Moldova rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Moldova ranks 122nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.