Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 98.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Moldova, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Moldova stood at 98.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Republic of Moldova peaked at 98.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 1989.
That places Republic of Moldova 13th out of 134 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 | 70.2% | 70.2% | 70.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 86.0% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 93.8% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.5% | 98.3% | 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 98.3% 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 98.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 1989.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 13th out of 134 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 2.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release