Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9491 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in North Macedonia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in North Macedonia stood at 0.9491 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in North Macedonia peaked at 0.951 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8438 GPIA, in 2002.
North Macedonia ranks 94th of 134 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 gender in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8438 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.8692 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8794 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8781 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8799 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8916 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8917 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9053 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9108 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9225 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9316 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9331 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9364 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9402 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9161 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9423 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9423 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9507 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.951 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9491 GPIA | -0.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.9491 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.994 GPIA, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.9491 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8737 GPIA | 0.8438 GPIA | 0.8916 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.923 GPIA | 0.8917 GPIA | 0.9423 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9483 GPIA | 0.9423 GPIA | 0.951 GPIA | 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 0.9491 GPIA 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 0.951 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8438 GPIA in 2002.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- North Macedonia ranks 94th out of 134 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 1.9%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release