Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 19.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova is 19.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova peaked at 19.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 45th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.7% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.6% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.9% | 19.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 42 Bulgaria 22.1% compare
- 43 Portugal 21.4% compare
- 44 Czechia 21.1% compare
- 46 Uzbekistan, Republic of 19.7% compare
- 47 Palestine, State of 19.5% compare
- 48 Azerbaijan, Republic of 19.2% compare
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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova was 19.8% 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 19.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Moldova ranks 45th out of 112 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 up 9.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release