Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 21.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in North Macedonia is 21.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in North Macedonia peaked at 22.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2005.
That places North Macedonia 51st out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 10.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.2% | 22.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 21.8% compare
- 49 Chile 21.7% compare
- 50 Serbia 21.3% compare
- 52 Montenegro 20.4% compare
- 53 Philippines 20.1% compare
- 54 Thailand 19.6% 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in North Macedonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in North Macedonia was 21.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2005.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- North Macedonia ranks 51st out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release