Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 62.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia stood at 62.3%.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia peaked at 63.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2006.
That places North Macedonia 65th out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 44.2% | — |
| 2006 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 44.1% | 47.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 48.8% | 56.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 61.7% | 63.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 62 Timor-Leste 63.1% compare
- 63 Brazil 63.1% compare
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.8% compare
- 66 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 61.3% compare
- 67 Andorra 60.3% compare
- 68 Jamaica 59.8% 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 upper secondary education or in North Macedonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia was 62.3% 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 63.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2006.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- North Macedonia ranks 65th out of 141 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 14.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release