Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban both in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban both was 39.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova is 39.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova peaked at 39.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 12th of 89 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 rate, completed … Bachelor urban both in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.3% | — |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +5.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 39.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 39.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.7%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 20.3% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 29.4% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 37.4% | 39.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 9 United Kingdom 40.2% compare
- 10 Latvia 39.7% compare
- 11 South Korea 39.5% compare
- 13 Denmark 39.2% compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 38.8% compare
- 15 Sweden 38.6% compare
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 39.4% 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 39.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Moldova ranks 12th out of 89 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 17.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release