Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both in Moldova
Moldova: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both was 96.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Moldova, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Moldova is 96.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Moldova peaked at 96.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 1989.
Moldova ranks 50th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 90.6% | — |
| 1982 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 90.1% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 89.7% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 90.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 91.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 93.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 96.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.4%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 96.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.6%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.9% | 89.0% | 90.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 89.0% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 94.3% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.9% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.3% | 96.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More education data for Moldova
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.54 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,388 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,198 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,914 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 228,038 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,696 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.387 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Moldova?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Moldova was 96.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 1989.
- How does Moldova rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Moldova ranks 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release