Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova
Moldova: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 13.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 13.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova peaked at 15.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2021.
That places Moldova 45th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.4% | — |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.5% | 15.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 11.6% | 13.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Moldova
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,408 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova was 13.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Moldova ranks 45th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release