Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both was 97.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Moldova is 97.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Moldova peaked at 97.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 15th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.0% | — |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 97.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 97.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.6%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.9% | 80.0% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 91.1% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.7% | 97.7% | 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 97.7% 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 97.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Moldova ranks 15th out of 94 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 3.3%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release