Lower secondary completion rate, total in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 93.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in North Macedonia, 1993–2023
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, total in North Macedonia is 93.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in North Macedonia peaked at 96.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 1993.
That places North Macedonia 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 85.0% | — |
| 1994 | 87.4% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 90.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 91.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 92.9% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 94.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 95.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 93.1% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.1% | 85.0% | 92.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 91.2% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 87.4% | 92.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 87.9% | 93.0% | 4 |
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More education data for North Macedonia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,641 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,082 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33,618 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24,716 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in North Macedonia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total 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, total recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 1993.
- How does North Macedonia rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- North Macedonia ranks 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.