Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Moldova
Moldova: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Moldova, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Moldova is 16.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Moldova peaked at 28.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 49th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 14.1% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 12.9% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.6% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.0% | 18.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 46 Guinea-Bissau 16.2% compare
- 47 Israel 16.1% compare
- 48 Malawi 16.0% compare
- 50 Puerto Rico 16.0% compare
- 51 El Salvador 15.9% compare
- 52 Hong Kong 15.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Moldova
- Imports of goods and services 60.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Trade 92.7% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -29.2% (2025)
- Trade in services 26.5% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -5.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 8.53 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 12.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 215.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.10 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Moldova?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Moldova was 16.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Moldova ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.