Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.0%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
48th
of 141 countries
All-time high
74.6%
in 2023
All-time low
65.2%
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Moldova, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 74.0% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Moldova peaked at 74.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2001.
Moldova ranks 48th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 65.2% | — |
| 2002 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | -0.9% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 74.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 74.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.0%, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6% | 65.2% | 72.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 71.4% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 73.4% | 74.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 45 South Korea 76.1% compare
- 46 Luxembourg 76.0% compare
- 47 New Zealand 74.6% compare
- 49 Belgium 74.0% compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 73.6% compare
- 51 Serbia 73.2% compare
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 upper secondary education or in Moldova?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Moldova was 74.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2001.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Moldova ranks 48th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release