Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova
Moldova: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 6.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova peaked at 8.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2018.
Moldova ranks 83rd of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.9% | — |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 8.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More education data for Moldova
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0569 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 136,696 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.387 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0569 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,955 (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 6.5% 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 8.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2018.
- How does Moldova rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Moldova ranks 83rd 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 down 5.4%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release