Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release