Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
32nd
of 135 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2020
All-time low
98.9%
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 99.5% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Moldova peaked at 99.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2003.
That places Moldova 32nd out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 99.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 99.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 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 primary education or higher in Moldova?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Moldova was 99.5% 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 99.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2003.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Moldova ranks 32nd out of 135 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 0.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release