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Europe > Moldova > Education

MOLDOVAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Duration of compulsory education 16 years [16th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 154 [154th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 25 [25th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP) 60% [60th of 132]
Education spending (% Primary) 59% [59th of 110]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 65% [65th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 28% [28th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 65% [65th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 16 [16th of 191]
Library books 33 [33rd of 81]
Library employees 17 [17th of 68]
Library members 34 [34th of 68]
Literacy > Female 44 % [44th of 197]
Literacy > Total population 23 % [23rd of 205]
Progression to secondary level 25 [25th of 97]
Public spending per student > Primary level 125 [125th of 126]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 110 [110th of 123]
Repitition rate > Primary level 117 [117th of 143]
School enrollment, primary > % net 53 % net ... [53rd of 139]
Tertiary enrollment 58% [58th of 151]

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SOURCES: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.; Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.; Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.; Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002); Overall percent of education expenditure dedicated to primary education. Includes pre-primary education spending.; Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.; Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.; Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.; Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.; ; This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. ; Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.; Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.; Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.; Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.; Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.; Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Republica Moldova, Moldova, Republic Of, Moldova, Rep. of

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