Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Moldova
Moldova: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 6.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Moldova, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Moldova stood at 6.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Moldova peaked at 9.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 4.7% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.5% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Moldova
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,408 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.73 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Moldova?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Moldova was 6.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Moldova ranks 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.