Education in Moldova

In 1990, the average Moldovan spent six years in school, and only 30% of people older than 15 had completed secondary education.

After the end of Soviet rule, reforms were established that required nationals to receive a basic education over 10 years, followed by enrollment in a technical school or an institution of higher learning.

[1] As of 2007-2008 academic year, Moldova had ten types of primary and secondary schools: The lowest grade (mark) in the Moldovan educational system is 1, the highest is 10.

[3] Foreign languages became increasingly less popular in recent years: 1.8% studied in English or French during the 2010-2011 schoolyear, compared to 3.2% in 2006.

Universities and colleges are told to start creating own "systems of internal management of quality", with the aim of "organizing the internal process of ensuring the quality, in accordance with national standards, and the demands of external evaluation systems".