Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 98.0% 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 98.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Moldova peaked at 98.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1989.
Moldova ranks 13th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 65.6% | — |
| 2000 | 82.4% | +25.7% |
| 2001 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.3%, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 98.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +25.7% | 65.6% | 82.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.6% | 65.6% | 65.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 82.4% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 92.1% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.8% | 98.0% | 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 98.0% 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 98.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1989.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Moldova ranks 13th 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 2.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release