Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 22.5% 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 22.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in North Macedonia peaked at 22.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2006.
North Macedonia ranks 65th of 129 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 | 12.4% | — |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.2% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 14.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.9% | 22.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 62 Palestine, State of 22.8% compare
- 63 Brazil 22.7% compare
- 64 Timor-Leste 22.7% compare
- 66 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.5% compare
- 67 Chile 22.3% compare
- 68 Czechia 22.0% compare
More education data for North Macedonia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.31 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 96.3% (2023)
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 22.5% 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 22.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2006.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- North Macedonia ranks 65th out of 129 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 32.4%. 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+, total (%) (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.