Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 1.11 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in North Macedonia, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in North Macedonia stood at 1.11 GPIA.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in North Macedonia peaked at 1.28 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5919 GPIA, in 2005.
That places North Macedonia 24th out of 77 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5919 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.6523 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6784 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +49.2% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.28 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.24 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.21 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9997 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | +11.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9788 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.09 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7336 GPIA | 0.5919 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9997 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 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 1.11 GPIA 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 1.28 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5919 GPIA in 2005.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- North Macedonia ranks 24th out of 77 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 down 0.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release