Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s was 41.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.7%
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
13th
of 86 countries
All-time high
41.7%
in 2024
All-time low
19.9%
in 2000
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova stood at 41.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova peaked at 41.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 13th of 86 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 … female Bachelor urban s in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.7% | +5.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 41.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 41.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.7%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 19.9% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 30.6% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 38.9% | 41.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 10 Sweden 43.3% compare
- 11 Luxembourg 43.2% compare
- 12 United States 42.9% compare
- 14 United Kingdom 41.2% compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 40.4% compare
- 16 Belgium 39.3% 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 41.7% 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 41.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Moldova ranks 13th out of 86 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 20.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release