Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.8269 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8269 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
105th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.8674 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.7395 GPIA
in 2008
Years of data
16
2005–2024
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 … upper gender 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% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.8269 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9847 GPIA, 84% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.8269 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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