Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Moldova

Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 31.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31.3%
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
38th
of 129 countries
All-time high
31.3%
in 2024
All-time low
11.7%
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2024

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 11.7 %2001: 11.7 %2002: 12.4 %2003: 12.7 %2004: 13.8 %2007: 27 %2008: 27.1 %2009: 27.3 %2010: 27.3 %2011: 28.5 %2013: 28.9 %2014: 29.1 %2015: 27.8 %2018: 28.2 %2019: 29 %2020: 29.3 %2021: 29.2 %2022: 29.7 %2024: 31.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 31.3% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova peaked at 31.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.

That places Moldova 38th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%) in Moldova, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 11.7% —
2001 11.7% +0.4%
2002 12.4% +5.5%
2003 12.7% +2.9%
2004 13.8% +8.3%
2007 27.0% +95.7%
2008 27.1% +0.4%
2009 27.3% +0.7%
2010 27.3% +0.0%
2011 28.5% +4.4%
2013 28.9% +1.5%
2014 29.1% +0.6%
2015 27.8% -4.5%
2018 28.2% +1.5%
2019 29.0% +2.8%
2020 29.3% +0.8%
2021 29.2% -0.2%
2022 29.7% +1.6%
2024 31.3% +5.4%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 31.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 31.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +95.7% 13.8% 27.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.9% 11.7% 27.3% 8
2010s 28.4% 27.3% 29.1% 7
2020s 29.8% 29.2% 31.3% 4

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 35 Puerto Rico 32.3% compare
  2. 36 Iceland 32.3% compare
  3. 37 Tajikistan 31.5% compare
  4. 39 Estonia 30.7% compare
  5. 40 Bolivia 30.1% compare
  6. 41 Slovenia 30.0% compare

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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 31.3% 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 31.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
Moldova ranks 38th out of 129 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 7.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
129 places, 2,126 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release