Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova
Moldova: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 20.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 20.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova peaked at 22.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2021.
That places Moldova 32nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.9% | — |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.0% | 17.8% | 22.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 17.5% | 20.5% | 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 20.5% 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 22.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Moldova ranks 32nd out of 124 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 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release