Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Moldova
Moldova: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 104.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Moldova, 2010–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 104.1% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Moldova peaked at 108.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2013.
That places Moldova 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 87.8% | — |
| 2011 | 86.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 101.5% | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 104.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 100.7% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 106.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 107.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 108.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 106.9% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 106.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 107.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 102.0% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 104.1% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.1% | 83.4% | 108.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.5% | 102.0% | 107.7% | 5 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Moldova?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Moldova was 104.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 108.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2013.
- How does Moldova rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Moldova ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.