Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA was 0.1095 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Moldova, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Moldova stood at 0.1095 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 30.3% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Moldova peaked at 0.2788 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.084 LPIA, in 2023.
Moldova ranks 56th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Moldova, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2504 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.2137 LPIA | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1794 LPIA | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2788 LPIA | +55.4% |
| 2015 | 0.173 LPIA | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1782 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.149 LPIA | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1112 LPIA | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0993 LPIA | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1108 LPIA | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1331 LPIA | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1022 LPIA | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 0.084 LPIA | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1095 LPIA | +30.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.1095 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2258 LPIA, 48% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.1095 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4538 LPIA, 24% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1815 LPIA | 0.0993 LPIA | 0.2788 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1079 LPIA | 0.084 LPIA | 0.1331 LPIA | 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 master's or equivalent in Moldova?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Moldova was 0.1095 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2788 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.084 LPIA in 2023.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Moldova ranks 56th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release