Educational attainment rate … both post-secondary non-tertiary in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate … both post-secondary non-tertiary was 22.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in North Macedonia, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 22.5% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in North Macedonia peaked at 22.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1994.
North Macedonia ranks 70th of 110 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 … both post-secondary non-tertiary in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.2% | — |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +70.7% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +1.5% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 22.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.4%, 92% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 22.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 60% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … both post-secondary non-tertiary in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +70.7% | 7.2% | 12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.2% | 14.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 14.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 22.0% | 22.5% | 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 22.5% 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 22.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1994.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- North Macedonia ranks 70th out of 110 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 32.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release