Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Moldova
Moldova: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 107.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Moldova, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Moldova is 107.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Moldova peaked at 107.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.5%, in 2010.
That places Moldova 52nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 93.5% | — |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 107.4% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 105.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 104.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 103.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 103.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 105.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 106.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 106.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 107.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 106.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 107.6% | +0.9% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 107.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.1%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 107.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 101.2%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.4% | 93.5% | 107.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.9% | 106.5% | 107.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 49 Cook Islands 107.9% compare
- 50 Aruba 107.7% compare
- 51 Guadeloupe 107.7%
- 53 Mauritius 107.3% compare
- 54 Montserrat 107.2% compare
- 55 Libya 107.0%
More education data for Moldova
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0569 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Moldova?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Moldova was 107.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 107.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.5% in 2010.
- How does Moldova rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Moldova ranks 52nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.