Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural was 24.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova is 24.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova peaked at 24.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 29th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +284.8% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | -0.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 24.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.5%, 2.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 24.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.5%, 88% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +284.8% | 5.5% | 21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 4.7% | 22.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.5% | 24.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.7% | 24.4% | 4 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova was 24.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Moldova ranks 29th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release