Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in Moldova
Moldova: Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational was 33.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Moldova, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Moldova is 33.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Moldova peaked at 33.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2021.
Moldova ranks 27th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22.0% | — |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -33.7% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +38.6% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | +15.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 33.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.2%, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 33.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.7%, 90% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.5% | 23.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 17.4% | 33.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 24 Cayman Islands 37.7% compare
- 25 Niue 35.6% compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 33.3% compare
- 28 British Virgin Islands 32.6% compare
- 29 Russia 30.6% compare
- 30 Venezuela 28.2% compare
More education data for 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 net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Moldova?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Moldova was 33.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Moldova ranks 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release