Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Moldova
Moldova: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 63.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
63.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
150th
of 188 countries
All-time high
84.3%
in 2003
All-time low
60.4%
in 2017
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Moldova, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 63.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Moldova peaked at 84.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2017.
Moldova ranks 150th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 education enrolled in in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.2% | — |
| 2000 | 79.2% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 84.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 72.6% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 62.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 62.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.2% | 75.2% | 75.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 69.0% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 60.4% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 62.7% | 63.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 147 Costa Rica 65.4% compare
- 148 France 64.4% compare
- 149 Belarus 63.2% compare
- 151 El Salvador 63.0% compare
- 152 New Zealand 63.0% compare
- 153 Spain 62.8% compare
More education data for Moldova
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,279 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 129 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,028 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.5549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 33,513 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0986 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 63.0% 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 84.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2017.
- How does Moldova rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Moldova ranks 150th out of 188 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 6.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release