Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 51.0% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Republic of Moldova, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of Moldova recorded 51.0% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Republic of Moldova peaked at 51.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2000.
That places Republic of Moldova 6th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 20.8% | 28.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 43.4% | 50.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 49.8% | 51.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Republic of Moldova
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,408 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Republic of Moldova?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Republic of Moldova was 51.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2000.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 6th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release