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Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
Moldova

Moldova

6.Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education

Last update: 25 March 2025

According to the Education Code, the education system in the Republic of Moldova is organised into levels and cycles in accordance with the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED-2011).

The SECONDARY EDUCATION comprises the following levels:

ISCED 2: 

  • General lower secondary education, cycle I (gymnasium education), organised in gymnasiums 

ISCED 3: 

  • General upper secondary education, cycle II (lyceum education), organised in lyceums 

  • Secondary technical and vocational education, organised in professional schools (or vocational schools) and centres of excellence. 

The POST-SECONDARY NON-TERTIARY EDUCATION includes:

ISCED 4: 

  • post-secondary technical and vocational education, organised in colleges and centres of excellence 

ISCED 5:

  • post-secondary non-tertiary technical and vocational education, organised in centres of excellence