Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 74.0% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Republic of Moldova, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova peaked at 74.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2001.
Republic of 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.
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 Republic of Moldova
- 45 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 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 upper secondary education or in Republic of Moldova?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2001.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 48th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 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