Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Moldova stood at 98.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Moldova peaked at 98.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 85.7%, in 2000.
Republic of Moldova ranks 15th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.7% | — |
| 2001 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 88.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 93.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.4% | 85.7% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 93.9% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.9% | 98.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Moldova was 98.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.7% in 2000.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 15th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release