Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 20.0% 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 20.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in North Macedonia peaked at 21.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2005.
That places North Macedonia 49th out of 112 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.4% | — |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +1.1% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 20.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 20.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.4%, 76% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 11.6% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.4% | 21.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.47 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.21 (2023)
- 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)
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 20.0% 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 21.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2005.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- North Macedonia ranks 49th out of 112 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 41.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release