Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in North Macedonia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 93.8% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in North Macedonia peaked at 94.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 2002.
North Macedonia ranks 70th of 137 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, completed primary … primary both in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 78.6% | — |
| 2005 | 83.9% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | -1.1% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 93.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 93.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.5% | 78.6% | 87.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 88.1% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 93.6% | 94.8% | 4 |
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 primary education or higher in North Macedonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in North Macedonia was 93.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 2002.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- North Macedonia ranks 70th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 primary 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