Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.9851 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Moldova, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Moldova stood at 0.9851 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Moldova peaked at 0.9851 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8518 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Moldova 22nd out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Moldova, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8518 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8621 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8749 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8799 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8797 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9004 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9164 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9204 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9279 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9353 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9431 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9434 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9538 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9631 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9681 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9716 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9727 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9791 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.969 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9774 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9828 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9823 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9839 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9851 LPIA | +0.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.9851 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7121 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.9851 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9833 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8904 LPIA | 0.8518 LPIA | 0.9279 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9599 LPIA | 0.9353 LPIA | 0.9791 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9823 LPIA | 0.9774 LPIA | 0.9851 LPIA | 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 lower secondary education or in Moldova?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Moldova was 0.9851 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9851 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8518 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Moldova ranks 22nd out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release