Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary was 21.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in North Macedonia, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 21.7% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in North Macedonia peaked at 21.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2006.
North Macedonia ranks 71st of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.8% | — |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 21.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.7%, 88% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 21.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.6%, 61% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 14.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.2% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.4% | 21.7% | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in North Macedonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in North Macedonia was 21.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2006.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- North Macedonia ranks 71st out of 108 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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