Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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 93rd of 133 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 | 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% |
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 |
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More education data for North Macedonia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 93rd out of 133 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