Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.9624 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9624 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
71st
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.9771 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8612 GPIA
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Moldova, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Moldova stood at 0.9624 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Moldova peaked at 0.9771 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8612 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Moldova 71st out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Moldova, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8612 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8647 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8701 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8877 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8953 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9048 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9133 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9145 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9242 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9242 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9296 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9329 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.933 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9513 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9657 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9495 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.965 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9699 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9614 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9654 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9731 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9771 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9624 GPIA | -1.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.9624 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9847 GPIA, 98% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.9624 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8929 GPIA | 0.8612 GPIA | 0.9242 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9468 GPIA | 0.9242 GPIA | 0.9699 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9679 GPIA | 0.9614 GPIA | 0.9771 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 68 Luxembourg 0.9682 GPIA compare
- 69 Seychelles 0.9666 GPIA compare
- 70 France 0.964 GPIA compare
- 72 Netherlands 0.9605 GPIA compare
- 73 Macao 0.9567 GPIA compare
- 74 Malta 0.9563 GPIA 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 0.9624 GPIA 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 0.9771 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8612 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Moldova ranks 71st out of 137 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 1.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release