Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Republic of Moldova, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Republic of Moldova stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Republic of Moldova peaked at 2.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.
That places Republic of Moldova 61st out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.0% | — |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -43.8% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
More education data for Republic of Moldova
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0569 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Republic of Moldova?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Republic of Moldova was 0.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 61st out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release