Education in Moldova

2,874 indicators covering education for Moldova.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 4 2025 unchanged 1st
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th
End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 139th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 34,565 2024 down 11.9% 132nd
Tertiary education, academic staff 60.1% 2024 up 5.0% 12th
Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 32nd
End month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2024 up 33.3% 56th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2024 187th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1 modelled data 2017 down 11.8% 70th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% 161st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% 162nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 24.6% 2023 up 61.0% 3rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 108.1% 2024 up 3.5% 32nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 50.3% 115th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 107.9% 2024 up 2.0% 30th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 107.4% 2024 up 2.9% 38th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 108.8% 2024 up 4.1% 32nd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9871 GPIA 2024 down 1.1% 141st
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 2.8% 2023 up 9.6% 99th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 50.3% 121st
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 27.5% 2023 up 52.2% 44th
School enrollment, secondary 78.0% 2018 down 6.6% 87th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 6.85 years 2024 down 27.9% 183rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 107.2% 2024 up 1.5% 32nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9882 GPIA 2024 down 0.9% 133rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 108.5% 2024 up 2.4% 28th
Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 205,198 2020 down 7.0% 130th
School age population, early childhood education, female 99,567 2020 down 7.2% 130th
School age population, early childhood education, male 105,631 2020 down 6.8% 130th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 83.5% 2024 down 19.9% 92nd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2024 186th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 0 2024 188th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 6.99 years 2024 down 26.6% 181st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 6.71 years 2024 down 29.2% 183rd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9609 GPIA 2024 down 3.6% 173rd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.0% 2023 180th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.2% 2019 up 9.1% 67th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 45.7% 2019 up 21.1% 32nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 84.8% 2024 down 20.7% 104th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2024 down 1.7% 96th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 82.4% 2024 down 19.2% 91st
Official entrance age to early childhood education 1 years 2025 unchanged 116th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 96.0% 2024 up 12.3% 41st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2024 173rd
Progression to secondary school, male 97.9% 2017 down 1.0% 67th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 55.6% 2024 down 8.2% 158th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 81,435 number 2019 down 39.7% 121st
School enrollment, secondary, female 77.6% 2018 down 8.9% 88th
School enrollment, secondary, male 78.3% 2018 down 4.3% 82nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 44.4% 2024 up 12.5% 34th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.5% 2024 down 0.3% 25th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 1,096 millions 2023 up 80.2% 104th
Progression to secondary school, female 98.7% 2017 up 0.8% 59th
Expenditure on tertiary education 11.9% 2018 down 36.2% 130th