Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.4001 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova is 0.4001 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova peaked at 0.4614 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2308 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Moldova 54th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Moldova, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2375 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.2308 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4178 LPIA | +81.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4195 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4302 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4079 LPIA | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4007 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.412 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.433 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4614 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4249 LPIA | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3997 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3923 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4082 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4116 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4001 LPIA | -2.8% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.4001 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3933 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.4001 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6297 LPIA, 64% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment … education 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 | +81.0% | 0.2308 LPIA | 0.4178 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3472 LPIA | 0.2308 LPIA | 0.4302 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4199 LPIA | 0.3997 LPIA | 0.4614 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4031 LPIA | 0.3923 LPIA | 0.4116 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 0.4001 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 0.4614 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2308 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Moldova ranks 54th out of 87 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 7.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release