Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Moldova
Moldova: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Moldova, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Moldova is 0.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Moldova peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Moldova 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Moldova, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4% | — |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -12.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 62% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Moldova?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Moldova was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Moldova ranks 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release