Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 75.4% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia peaked at 77.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2018.
That places North Macedonia 52nd out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 59.6% | — |
| 2006 | 59.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | -2.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 75.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 75.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +30.8% | 57.3% | 75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.4% | 59.6% | 63.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 57.3% | 69.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 75.0% | 77.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 49 New Zealand 75.7% compare
- 50 Netherlands 75.6% compare
- 51 United Arab Emirates 75.6% compare
- 53 Ukraine 75.2% compare
- 54 Belgium 74.9% compare
- 55 Greece 72.3% compare
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 upper secondary education or in North Macedonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia was 75.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2018.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- North Macedonia ranks 52nd out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 upper secondary 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