Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 62.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in North Macedonia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 62.7% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in North Macedonia peaked at 64.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2002.
North Macedonia ranks 78th of 131 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 | 40.2% | — |
| 2005 | 44.7% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 47.3% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 62.7% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.2% | 40.2% | 48.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 49.3% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 61.9% | 64.1% | 4 |
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More education data for North Macedonia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 62.7% 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 64.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2002.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- North Macedonia ranks 78th out of 131 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 14.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release