Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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 75th of 135 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 education or higher 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% |
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
- 72 Bahrain 91.7% compare
- 73 Chile 91.7% compare
- 74 Fiji 91.4% compare
- 76 Palestine, State of 90.3% compare
- 77 Saudi Arabia 90.1% compare
- 78 Brunei Darussalam 89.9% compare
More education data for North Macedonia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,723 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.31 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 96.3% (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 75th out of 135 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