Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both was 2.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in North Macedonia, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in North Macedonia is 2.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 104.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in North Macedonia peaked at 2.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.
That places North Macedonia 67th out of 82 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 both in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4% | — |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +26.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +11.5% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 79% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 2.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.6%, 14% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 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 2.0% 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 2.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- North Macedonia ranks 67th out of 82 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 104.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release