Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 75.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in North Macedonia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in North Macedonia is 75.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in North Macedonia peaked at 77.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 2002.
North Macedonia ranks 65th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 55.6% | — |
| 2005 | 60.4% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 75.6% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 55.6% | 64.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 66.1% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 75.1% | 77.6% | 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 lower secondary education or in North Macedonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in North Macedonia was 75.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 2002.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- North Macedonia ranks 65th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release