Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Moldova
Moldova: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 36.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 36.2% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Moldova peaked at 36.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 36th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 11.4% | 31.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 31.7% | 34.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.2% | 36.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More education data for Moldova
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,408 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 108.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.37 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Moldova?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Moldova was 36.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Moldova ranks 36th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.