Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 69.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in North Macedonia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in North Macedonia stood at 69.6%.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in North Macedonia peaked at 74.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1999.
North Macedonia ranks 35th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.6% | — |
| 2000 | 54.6% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 57.4% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 54.6% | 74.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 68.8% | 74.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 69.6% | 74.8% | 4 |
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More education data for North Macedonia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in North Macedonia?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in North Macedonia was 69.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1999.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- North Macedonia ranks 35th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release