Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Moldova
Moldova: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) was 60.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Moldova, 1995–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Moldova is 60.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Moldova peaked at 60.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 1996.
That places Moldova 12th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 37.7% | — |
| 1996 | 36.6% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 49.9% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 54.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 57.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | +1.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 60.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 60.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.7%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 36.6% | 49.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 49.3% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 56.0% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 57.1% | 60.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More education data for Moldova
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.54 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Moldova?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Moldova was 60.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 1996.
- How does Moldova rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Moldova ranks 12th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.