Share of children who have completed primary school in Moldova
Moldova: Share of children who have completed primary school was 98.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of children who have completed primary school in Moldova, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Moldova stood at 98.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Moldova peaked at 98.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 65th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 98.6% | — |
| 1982 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 98.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 98.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 62 Fiji 98.9% compare
- 63 Indonesia 98.9% compare
- 63 Montenegro 98.9% compare
- 66 Tajikistan 98.8% compare
- 67 Tuvalu 98.8% compare
- 68 Luxembourg 98.6% compare
- 68 Vietnam 98.6% compare
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Moldova?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Moldova was 98.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Moldova ranks 65th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.