Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.3728 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.3728 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova peaked at 0.4145 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2103 LPIA, in 2002.
Moldova ranks 59th of 93 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 … short-cycle tertiary location in Moldova, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.226 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.2157 LPIA | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2103 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2195 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3916 LPIA | +78.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3908 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3934 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3814 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3728 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3705 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3883 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4145 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3875 LPIA | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3593 LPIA | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3589 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3732 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3844 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3728 LPIA | -3.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.3728 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3739 LPIA, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.3728 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 63% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location 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 | +78.4% | 0.2195 LPIA | 0.3916 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2925 LPIA | 0.2103 LPIA | 0.3934 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.382 LPIA | 0.3593 LPIA | 0.4145 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3723 LPIA | 0.3589 LPIA | 0.3844 LPIA | 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 0.3728 LPIA 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 0.4145 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2103 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Moldova ranks 59th out of 93 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 down 4.0%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release