Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
29th
of 134 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.973 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Moldova is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Moldova peaked at 1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.973 GPIA, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 29th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Moldova, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.973 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9745 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9772 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9842 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9821 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.986 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9907 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9919 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9915 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9906 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9941 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9985 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9994 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9986 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 1 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.994 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 1 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9823 GPIA | 0.973 GPIA | 0.9919 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9962 GPIA | 0.9906 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9982 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 26 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 27 Malta 1 GPIA compare
- 28 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
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 primary education or higher in Moldova?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Moldova was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.973 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Moldova ranks 29th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release