Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 65.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 65.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Moldova peaked at 66.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.8% | — |
| 2001 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 64.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | -1.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 65.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.0%, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 65.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.6%, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.7% | 57.8% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 62.7% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 65.4% | 66.4% | 5 |
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 upper secondary education or in Moldova?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Moldova was 65.7% 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 66.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Moldova ranks 38th out of 113 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 2.3%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release