Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 1.16 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova is 1.16 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9588 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Moldova 21st out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Moldova, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9588 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9854 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.17 GPIA | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.15 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 1.16 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 1.16 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9721 GPIA | 0.9588 GPIA | 0.9854 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 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 1.16 GPIA 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 1.18 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9588 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Moldova ranks 21st out of 99 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 2.7%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release