Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 22.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 22.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Moldova peaked at 22.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 43rd 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +7.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 22.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 22.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.4%, 86% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.4% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.0% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.2% | 22.6% | 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 22.6% 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 22.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Moldova ranks 43rd 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 12.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release