Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Moldova
Moldova: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who was 28.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Moldova, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Moldova is 28.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Moldova peaked at 33.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2024.
Moldova ranks 94th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.5% | — |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | -6.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 28.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5%, 77% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 28.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.2%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.7% | 30.5% | 33.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 28.2% | 31.7% | 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 28.2% 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 33.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Moldova ranks 94th out of 113 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 15.7%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release