Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Moldova
Moldova: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational was 37.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
37.0%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
40th
of 168 countries
All-time high
39.6%
in 2017
All-time low
15.7%
in 2003
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 37.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Moldova peaked at 39.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2003.
Moldova ranks 40th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.8% | — |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +37.7% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | -0.9% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 37.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 37.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.2%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 15.7% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 27.5% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 37.0% | 37.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 37 Spain 37.2% compare
- 38 New Zealand 37.0% compare
- 39 El Salvador 37.0% compare
- 41 Belarus 36.8% compare
- 42 France 35.6% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 34.6% 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 all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Moldova?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Moldova was 37.0% 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 39.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2003.
- How does Moldova rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Moldova ranks 40th out of 168 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 up 13.4%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release