Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 24.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in North Macedonia is 24.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in North Macedonia peaked at 24.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2005.
North Macedonia ranks 62nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.1% | — |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.1% | 13.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 13.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.5% | 24.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,641 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,082 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33,618 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24,716 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in North Macedonia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in North Macedonia was 24.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2005.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- North Macedonia ranks 62nd out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.