Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 24.1% 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 24.1% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia peaked at 24.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2005.
That places North Macedonia 62nd out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 11.1% | — |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.1% | 13.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 13.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.5% | 24.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 59 Kuwait 25.6% compare
- 60 Montenegro 24.6% compare
- 61 Brazil 24.5% compare
- 63 Malaysia 23.6% compare
- 64 Macau, China 23.5% compare
- 65 Hong Kong, China 23.2% 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 short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia was 24.1% 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 24.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2005.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- North Macedonia ranks 62nd out of 128 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 36.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release