Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 36.2% 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 36.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Moldova peaked at 36.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 36th 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 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +147.9% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | +5.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 36.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 36.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.4%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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 | +147.9% | 12.3% | 30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 11.4% | 31.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 31.7% | 34.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.2% | 36.2% | 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 36.2% 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 36.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Moldova ranks 36th 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 7.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release