Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion was 18,250 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in North Macedonia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in North Macedonia is 18,250, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in North Macedonia peaked at 25,711 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16,380, in 2020.
That places North Macedonia 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25,711 | — |
| 2014 | 24,058 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 23,638 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 22,086 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 21,704 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 20,259 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 20,260 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16,380 | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 19,603 | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 19,513 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 18,992 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 18,250 | -3.9% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 18,250 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,750, 22% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22,531 | 20,259 | 25,711 | 7 |
| 2020s | 18,548 | 16,380 | 19,603 | 5 |
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 graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in North Macedonia?
- Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in North Macedonia was 18,250 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,711 in 2013.
- What is the lowest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,380 in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex?
- North Macedonia ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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