Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Moldova
Moldova: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes was 7.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 7.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova peaked at 7.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2018.
That places Moldova 21st out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.3% | — |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -3.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 7.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 7.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.0%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 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 tertiary education graduating from in Moldova?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova was 7.1% 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 7.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2018.
- How does Moldova rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Moldova ranks 21st 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 17.6%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release