Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 20.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 20.8% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia peaked at 21.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2006.
North Macedonia ranks 67th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.6% | — |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 14.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.2% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.8% | 21.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
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 short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia was 20.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2006.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- North Macedonia ranks 67th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release