Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.13 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 1.13 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8169 GPIA, in 2005.
That places North Macedonia 49th out of 127 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 gender in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8169 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.8411 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8669 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8487 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9284 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8387 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8976 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9136 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9937 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.13 GPIA | +5.3% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8604 GPIA | 0.8169 GPIA | 0.9284 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.8387 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.13 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 short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in North Macedonia was 1.13 GPIA 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 1.13 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8169 GPIA in 2005.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- North Macedonia ranks 49th out of 127 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 5.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release