Lower secondary completion rate, male in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 93.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
93.0%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
67th
of 187 countries
All-time high
96.3%
in 2001
All-time low
87.5%
in 2015
Years of data
23
1995–2023

Lower secondary completion rate, male in North Macedonia, 1995–2023

0204060801001995200920231995: 89.8 % of relevant age group1996: 93.7 % of relevant age group1997: 94.9 % of relevant age group1999: 95.6 % of relevant age group2000: 96.2 % of relevant age group2001: 96.3 % of relevant age group2002: 96 % of relevant age group2003: 94 % of relevant age group2004: 92 % of relevant age group2005: 93.6 % of relevant age group2006: 91 % of relevant age group2007: 92.4 % of relevant age group2008: 92.4 % of relevant age group2009: 91.9 % of relevant age group2010: 92.1 % of relevant age group2015: 87.5 % of relevant age group2017: 92.2 % of relevant age group2018: 90.8 % of relevant age group2019: 87.5 % of relevant age group2020: 89.2 % of relevant age group2021: 88.1 % of relevant age group2022: 94.2 % of relevant age group2023: 93 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in North Macedonia is 93.0%, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in North Macedonia peaked at 96.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2015.

That places North Macedonia 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Lower secondary completion rate, male in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in North Macedonia, 1995 to 2023.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1995 89.8%
1996 93.7% +4.2%
1997 94.9% +1.3%
1999 95.6% +0.7%
2000 96.2% +0.7%
2001 96.3% +0.1%
2002 96.0% -0.3%
2003 94.0% -2.1%
2004 92.0% -2.1%
2005 93.6% +1.7%
2006 91.0% -2.8%
2007 92.4% +1.5%
2008 92.4% -0.0%
2009 91.9% -0.6%
2010 92.1% +0.3%
2015 87.5% -5.0%
2017 92.2% +5.5%
2018 90.8% -1.6%
2019 87.5% -3.6%
2020 89.2% +1.9%
2021 88.1% -1.1%
2022 94.2% +6.8%
2023 93.0% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93.5% 89.8% 95.6% 4
2000s 93.6% 91.0% 96.3% 10
2010s 90.0% 87.5% 92.2% 5
2020s 91.1% 88.1% 94.2% 4

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 64 Cayman Islands 93.3% compare
  2. 65 Serbia 93.2% compare
  3. 66 Thailand 93.1% compare
  4. 68 Latvia 92.9% compare
  5. 69 Barbados 92.8% compare
  6. 70 Tajikistan 92.7% compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

More education data for North Macedonia

All data for North Macedonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate, male in North Macedonia?
Lower secondary completion rate, male in North Macedonia was 93.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2001.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2015.
How does North Macedonia rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
North Macedonia ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lower secondary completion rate, male in North Macedonia. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/lower-secondary-completion-rate-male-percent-of-relevant-age-group/north-macedonia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/lower-secondary-completion-rate-male-percent-of-relevant-age-group/north-macedonia/">Lower secondary completion rate, male in North Macedonia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,457 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.