School enrollment, tertiary in Moldova
Moldova: School enrollment, tertiary was 74.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Moldova, 2010–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary in Moldova is 74.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Moldova peaked at 74.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2010.
That places Moldova 45th out of 192 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.
School enrollment, tertiary in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38.1% | — |
| 2011 | 39.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | +5.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 74.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.6%, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 74.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.7%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +26.3% | 41.3% | 52.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.6% | 38.1% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 56.2% | 74.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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 school enrollment, tertiary in Moldova?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Moldova was 74.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2010.
- How does Moldova rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Moldova ranks 45th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.