Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.9576 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Moldova, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Moldova stood at 0.9576 GPIA.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Moldova peaked at 1.35 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.713 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Moldova 11th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Moldova, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.713 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.8042 GPIA | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 1.27 GPIA | +58.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9169 GPIA | -27.8% |
| 2018 | 1.35 GPIA | +47.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9507 GPIA | -29.7% |
| 2020 | 1.14 GPIA | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9949 GPIA | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8335 GPIA | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9576 GPIA | +14.9% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.9576 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8201 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.9576 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.713 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9811 GPIA | 0.8335 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 4 |
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 doctoral or equivalent in Moldova?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Moldova was 0.9576 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.713 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Moldova ranks 11th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release