Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 31.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 31.3% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Moldova peaked at 31.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 38th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Moldova, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +95.7% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 11.7% | 27.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 27.3% | 29.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 29.2% | 31.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More education data for Moldova
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2194 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0275 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 70,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0294 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 228,038 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0623 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,408 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Moldova?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Moldova was 31.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Moldova ranks 38th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.