Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Moldova
Moldova: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Moldova is 99.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Moldova peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2010.
Moldova ranks 1st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 74.0% | — |
| 2011 | 75.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +2.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.3%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 99.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.9%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.3% | 74.0% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 88.1% | 99.8% | 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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Moldova?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Moldova was 99.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2010.
- How does Moldova rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Moldova ranks 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.