Moldova — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Moldova, 1996–2023.
Education spending for Moldova was 6.56% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 26 years, from 1996 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 9.90% in 1996. The lowest was 4.49% in 2000 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.51% per year.
Moldova ranks 16 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 9%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Moldova sits above it. It peaked in 1996 and has fallen 34% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 11%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 4 of 45 economies; Finland (6.38%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 53% in 1999. That is 9% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 1st of 75 in 1996 → 48th of 116 in 2000 → 7th of 130 in 2010 → 18th of 157 in 2020 → 7th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1996 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.56% | +0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 5.82% | -0.8 pp |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 6.23% | +0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 5.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 5.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 5.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 5.77% | -0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 6.34% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 5.91% | -1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 6.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 7.14% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 7.59% | -1.9 pp |
| 2009 | 9.51% | +1.3 pp |
| 2008 | 8.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 8.29% | +0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 7.16% | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 6.77% | +1.3 pp |
| 2003 | 5.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 4.85% | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 4.49% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 4.66% | -5.2 pp |
| 1996 | 9.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Moldova’s Education spending in 1999?
4.66% (1999). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Moldova’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1996 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -33.7% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 6.56%; 2022: 6.1%; 2021: 5.82%; 2020: 6.6%; 2019: 6.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.