Education · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Moldova: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 90.3% (2021), 57th of 176 in the world and 31st of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 107.6% (2024), 41st of 191 in the world and 6th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 108.1% (2024), 11th of 168 in the world and 3rd of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Moldova in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 90.3%2021 | 57/176 | 31/51 | · | 77.7%2011 | 94.2% | +12.6 ppsince 2011 | 78.3% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 107.6%2024 | 41/191 | 6/53 | · | 93.5% | 106.5% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 108.1%2024 | 11/168 | 3/47 | · | 92.0% | 104.1% | −1.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 99.3%2024 | 64/176 | 33/53 | · | 88.0% | 96.2% | −5.0 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 104.1%2024 | 13/168 | 4/50 | · | 87.8% | 106.9% | +2.6 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 74.7%2024 | 45/172 | 27/52 | · | 38.1% | 56.2% | +22.6 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.5%2024 | 157/178 | 40/51 | · | 8.4% | 0.8% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 99.4%2014 | 18/141 | 15/27 | 96.7% | · | · | +2.7 ppsince 2000 | 98.8% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.8%2014 | 22/148 | 15/27 | 99.5% | 99.9%2012 | · | +0.3 ppsince 2000 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 17.92018 | 88/173 | 7/48 | 20.9 | 15.4 | 17.92018 | +13%since 2008 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 6.6%2023 | 18/184 | 4/49 | 4.5% | 7.6% | 6.6% | +0.6 ppsince 2013 | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 16.0%2024 | 46/179 | 6/49 | 12.9% | 22.3% | 18.0% | −2.8 ppsince 2014 | 11.7% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+12.6 pp90.3% in 2021
- Lower secondary completion+2.6 pp104.1% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+22.6 pp74.7% in 2024
- Adult literacy+2.7 pp99.4% in 2014
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−1.1 pp108.1% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−5.0 pp99.3% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+0.3 pp0.5% in 2024
- Pupils per teacher+13%17.9 in 2018
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Moldova and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Moldova. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Moldova | Ukraine | Romania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 90.3%2021 | 85.8%2020 | 94.9%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 107.6%2024 | 93.3%2024 | 84.9%2023 |
| Primary completion | 108.1%2024 | 94.6%2024 | 81.0%2023 |
| Secondary enrolment | 99.3%2024 | 86.2%2024 | 81.6%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 104.1%2024 | 89.8%2024 | 78.0%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 74.7%2024 | 87.2%2024 | 55.2%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.5%2024 | 12.9%2024 | 15.6%2023 |
| Adult literacy | 99.4%2014 | — | 99.2%2021 |
| Youth literacy | 99.8%2014 | — | 99.9%2021 |