Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Moldova
Moldova: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 55.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Moldova, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 55.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Moldova peaked at 77.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2017.
That places Moldova 158th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.8% | — |
| 2000 | 71.9% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 74.2% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 77.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 55.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 69% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 55.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9%, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.8% | 65.8% | 65.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 62.2% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 51.3% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 54.7% | 55.6% | 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 all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Moldova?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Moldova was 55.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2017.
- How does Moldova rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Moldova ranks 158th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release