Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 132 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9028 GPIA
in 1989
Years of data
25
1989–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Republic of Moldova, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Republic of Moldova recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Republic of Moldova peaked at 1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9028 GPIA, in 1989.
Republic of Moldova ranks 20th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9028 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.973 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9745 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9772 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9842 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9821 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.986 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9907 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9919 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9915 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9906 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9941 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9964 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9985 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9994 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9986 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9028 GPIA | 0.9028 GPIA | 0.9028 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9823 GPIA | 0.973 GPIA | 0.9919 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9961 GPIA | 0.9906 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9982 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Republic of Moldova
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Republic of Moldova?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Republic of Moldova was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9028 GPIA in 1989.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 20th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release