Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA was 0.2832 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2832 LPIA
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
54th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.3459 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.2197 LPIA
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova stood at 0.2832 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova peaked at 0.3459 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2197 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Moldova 54th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Moldova, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2375 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.2308 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2197 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2324 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2415 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2241 LPIA | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.253 LPIA | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2612 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2793 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2793 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2678 LPIA | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2686 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2661 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2737 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3146 LPIA | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3459 LPIA | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2964 LPIA | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2697 LPIA | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2857 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2613 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2654 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2805 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2761 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2756 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2832 LPIA | +2.8% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.2832 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3809 LPIA, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.2832 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6185 LPIA, 46% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2459 LPIA | 0.2197 LPIA | 0.2793 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.285 LPIA | 0.2613 LPIA | 0.3459 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2762 LPIA | 0.2654 LPIA | 0.2832 LPIA | 5 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova was 0.2832 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3459 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2197 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Moldova ranks 54th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release