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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Moldova: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Moldova is placed 7th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 0.463 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 98.58 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
7th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.463Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 98.58Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 92.82Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 6.557Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Moldova on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Moldova’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.463
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Moldova: 0.463. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 0.092 Poland
- Land neighbours
- Romania 15.59 · Ukraine 12.93
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Moldova’s is from 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0
98.58
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Moldova: 98.58. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 99.86 Poland
- Land neighbours
- Romania 80.76 · Ukraine 76.65
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
92.82
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Moldova: 92.82. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 97.25 Ukraine
- Land neighbours
- Romania 81.93 · Ukraine 97.25
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
6.557
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Moldova: 6.557. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 6.557 Moldova
02Over time
Which way Moldova is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
MoldovaWorld median
Moldova fell from 8.449 in 2010 to 0.463 in 2024; the world median went from 3.491 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Moldova World median 2024 0.46 3.691 2023 0.58 3.393 2022 0.43 3.002 2021 0.34 3.330 2020 0.80 2.678 2019 1.93 2.758 2018 0.65 2.439 2017 0.64 2.907 2016 0.61 2.954 2015 0.44 3.052 2014 0.20 3.904 2013 7.93 3.413 2012 8.10 3.408 2011 8.07 3.626 2010 8.45 3.491 2009 — 3.577 2008 — 3.878 2007 — 4.029 2006 — 4.338 2005 — 4.571 2004 — 3.791 2003 — 4.412 2002 — 4.144 2001 — 4.051 2000 — 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
MoldovaWorld median
Moldova rose from 92.59 in 2010 to 98.58 in 2022; the world median went from 86.08 to 87.69.
Every year’s figures
Year Moldova World median 2024 — 85.9 2023 — 87.6 2022 98.6 87.7 2021 99.9 87.0 2020 — 88.3 2019 — 88.8 2018 — 89.6 2017 — 87.4 2016 97.8 87.9 2015 99.3 88.2 2014 100.0 89.2 2013 93.2 88.0 2012 91.3 85.4 2011 92.1 86.2 2010 92.6 86.1 2009 — 84.8 2008 — 85.8 2007 — 86.7 2006 — 84.0 2005 — 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 — 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
MoldovaWorld median
Moldova rose from 90.17 in 2000 to 92.82 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Moldova World median 2025 92.82 64.9 2024 92.65 65.0 2023 92.47 64.2 2022 92.29 63.6 2021 92.11 62.9 2020 91.92 62.2 2019 91.78 61.5 2018 91.61 60.9 2017 91.44 60.5 2016 91.33 60.1 2015 91.16 58.9 2014 90.98 57.0 2013 90.77 54.7 2012 90.51 52.4 2011 90.25 50.9 2010 89.97 49.5 2009 89.84 48.5 2008 89.72 47.4 2007 89.69 46.2 2006 89.65 45.0 2005 89.71 43.8 2004 89.86 42.9 2003 90.00 41.6 2002 90.15 40.3 2001 90.19 39.0 2000 90.17 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
MoldovaWorld median
Moldova rose from 4.486 in 2000 to 6.557 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Moldova World median 2023 6.56 3.7092 2022 6.10 4.0570 2021 5.82 4.2611 2020 6.60 4.4056 2019 6.23 4.1407 2018 5.54 4.2159 2017 5.71 4.1401 2016 5.67 4.2342 2015 5.77 4.2386 2014 6.34 4.2005 2013 5.91 4.3493 2012 6.98 4.0348 2011 7.14 3.9987 2010 7.59 4.1396 2009 9.51 4.6638 2008 8.24 4.4226 2007 8.29 4.1717 2006 7.50 4.0593 2005 7.16 4.0557 2004 6.77 3.9745 2003 5.42 4.1595 2002 5.50 4.0173 2001 4.85 4.1002 2000 4.49 3.8861
03In context
Moldova beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Moldova and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 7th | 0.463 | 98.58 | 92.82 | 6.557 |
 Ukraine | 105th | 12.93 | 76.65 | 97.25 | — |
 Romania | 129th | 15.59 | 80.76 | 81.93 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Moldova in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Moldova is ahead of the world, and behind
40 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median24
Statistics on which Moldova does better than the middle country measured.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9399.8565.93▲ Improved since 2014
Moldova: 99.85 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 1st of 120 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3430.526.343▼ Worsened since 2014
Moldova: 0.52 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 106th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9999.3693.99No earlier reading
Moldova: 99.36 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 22nd of 172 · derived.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6610093.66No real change since 2019
Moldova: 100 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.8198.22No earlier reading
Moldova: 99.81 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93311.839.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Moldova: 11.83 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 45th of 193 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5916.5114.59▲ Improved since 2014
Moldova: 16.51 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 19th of 77 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7774.7152.77▲ Improved since 2014
Moldova: 74.71 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 24th of 95 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.8460.529No earlier reading
Moldova: 0.846 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0891.2660.08No earlier reading
Moldova: 91.26 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Government Funding per Primary StudentUIS · 2022 · world median 17.8120.9417.81▼ Worsened since 2012
Moldova: 20.94 · world median 17.81 · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 3.771 to 34.57; higher is better.
Position 19th of 68 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.865.7643.8No earlier reading
Moldova: 65.76 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0211.0134.02No earlier reading
Moldova: 11.01 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 89th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2196.8889.21▼ Worsened since 2015
Moldova: 96.88 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 50th of 164 · derived.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1999.3493.19▼ Worsened since 2014
Moldova: 99.34 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 39th of 109 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32438.62414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Moldova: 438.62 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 63rd of 172 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3414.6413.34▲ Improved since 2013
Moldova: 14.64 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 195 · derived.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7675.4265.76▼ Worsened since 2013
Moldova: 75.42 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 37th of 95 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4398.8597.43▼ Worsened since 2015
Moldova: 98.85 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 65th of 165 · derived.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6718.620.67▼ Worsened since 2014
Moldova: 18.6 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 54th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4947.1275.494▲ Improved since 2014
Moldova: 7.127 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 33rd of 75 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.6890.619No real change since 2015
Moldova: 0.689 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 76th of 176 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9418.2897.941▲ Improved since 2010
Moldova: 8.289 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 79th of 172 · derived.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.8620.9619.86▼ Worsened since 2013
Moldova: 20.96 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 44th of 90 · derived.
Behind the world median10
Statistics on which Moldova does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.2421.244▼ Worsened since 2014
Moldova: 1.242 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 46th of 95 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6698.0798.66▲ Improved since 2016
Moldova: 98.07 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95649.94701.95No earlier reading
Moldova: 649.94 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 75th of 145 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.944.2448.9No earlier reading
Moldova: 44.24 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.4650.446No earlier reading
Moldova: 0.465 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 68th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5951.2458.59No earlier reading
Moldova: 51.24 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09414.2442.09▲ Improved since 2015
Moldova: 414.2 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 49th of 79 · derived.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35410.94440.35▲ Improved since 2015
Moldova: 410.94 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 50th of 79 · derived.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93416.86446.93▲ Improved since 2015
Moldova: 416.86 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 50th of 79 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.2210.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Moldova: 0.221 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 65th of 84 · derived.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1752.9538.17No earlier reading
Moldova: 52.95 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.27923.885.279No real change since 2013
Moldova: 23.88 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6017.3185.601Moved since 2014
Moldova: 7.318 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2401,8152,240Moved since 2022
Moldova: 1,815 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3521.7234.35Moved since 2018
Moldova: 21.72 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.330.1935.3Moved since 2014
Moldova: 30.19 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
No current reading for Moldova
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary (last 2022) and Primary Schools with Electricity (last 2019). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Moldova’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Moldova’s best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledge7th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour11th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 15th of 1834/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality18th of 1593/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions47th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology51st of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security67th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 73rd of 1863/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 73rd of 1844/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 78th of 1934/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital84th of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties86th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation98th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing128th of 2003/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade138th of 1772/4 keys
- Energy134th of 1653/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Moldova can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Europe
Greece2nd3/4 keysHighest in Eastern Europe
Poland3rd3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Moldova on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Moldova rank on education & knowledge?
Moldova is placed 7th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Moldova?
0.463 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Moldova?
98.58 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Moldova compare with Ukraine on education & knowledge?
Ukraine is placed 105th of 198, and Moldova 7th. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Ukraine 12.93, Moldova 0.463; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Ukraine 76.65, Moldova 98.58; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Ukraine 97.25, Moldova 92.82.
How have Moldova’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 8.449 in 2010 to 0.463 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 92.59 in 2010 to 98.58 in 2022; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 90.17 in 2000 to 92.82 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 4.486 in 2000 to 6.557 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Moldova?
No current reading is published for Moldova on Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary and Primary Schools with Electricity. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 40 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Moldova’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Moldova (banner) — User:Zserghei derivative work: Jjtkk, Public domain
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Moldova: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/moldova/education