Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 97.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in North Macedonia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in North Macedonia stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in North Macedonia peaked at 97.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 1981.
That places North Macedonia 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 82.2% | — |
| 1982 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.5% | 82.2% | 86.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.4% | 86.8% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 90.2% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.4% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.1% | 97.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,723 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in North Macedonia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in North Macedonia was 97.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 1981.
- How does North Macedonia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- North Macedonia ranks 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release