Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.8269 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia stood at 0.8269 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia peaked at 0.8674 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7395 GPIA, in 2008.
North Macedonia ranks 105th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7413 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.7405 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7442 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7395 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7529 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.745 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7623 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7637 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7893 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7987 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8035 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8674 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8226 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8148 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8232 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8269 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7437 GPIA | 0.7395 GPIA | 0.7529 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.79 GPIA | 0.745 GPIA | 0.8674 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8219 GPIA | 0.8148 GPIA | 0.8269 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in North Macedonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in North Macedonia was 0.8269 GPIA 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 0.8674 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7395 GPIA in 2008.
- How does North Macedonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- North Macedonia ranks 105th out of 137 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 3.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release