Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 36.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Moldova, 2000β2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 36.2% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Moldova peaked at 36.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 36th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 11.4% | 31.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 31.7% | 34.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.2% | 36.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More education data for Moldova
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,408 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0031 units per person (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 36.2% 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 36.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Moldova ranks 36th 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 7.9%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.