Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Moldova, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Moldova is 98.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Moldova peaked at 98.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 1989.
That places Moldova 12th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.7% | 75.7% | 75.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 90.3% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 95.7% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Moldova
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,408 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.6% (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 98.7% 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 98.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 1989.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Moldova ranks 12th out of 132 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 1.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release