Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 91.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in North Macedonia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in North Macedonia stood at 91.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in North Macedonia peaked at 92.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2002.
North Macedonia ranks 76th of 136 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 female in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 72.0% | — |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | -1.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 91.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.9%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 91.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.5%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8% | 72.0% | 82.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 83.1% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 90.9% | 92.5% | 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 91.4% 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 92.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2002.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- North Macedonia ranks 76th out of 136 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 3.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release