Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 9.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in North Macedonia is 9.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in North Macedonia peaked at 22.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2020.
North Macedonia ranks 16th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22.8% | — |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +35.5% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 9.5% | +18.8% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 9.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 16.2% | 22.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 7.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 9.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,794 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,086 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,978 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 150,231 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 105,461 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8051 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0577 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in North Macedonia?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in North Macedonia was 9.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- North Macedonia ranks 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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