Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male was 1.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in North Macedonia, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 1.9% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 104.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in North Macedonia peaked at 1.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2005.
North Macedonia ranks 67th of 81 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5% | — |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +41.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +31.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +4.9% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 1.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 71% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 1.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.0%, 13% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 3 |
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 master's or equivalent in North Macedonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in North Macedonia was 1.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- North Macedonia ranks 67th out of 81 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.7%. 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 Master's or equivalent 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