Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban was 56.4% 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 56.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova peaked at 56.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 4th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.3% | — |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +109.6% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 55.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | +2.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 56.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 56.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.3%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +109.6% | 23.3% | 48.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 20.3% | 23.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 48.5% | 55.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 55.1% | 56.4% | 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 56.4% 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 56.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Moldova ranks 4th out of 101 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 11.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release