Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 18.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in North Macedonia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in North Macedonia stood at 18.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in North Macedonia peaked at 26.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2008.
North Macedonia ranks 20th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.7% | — |
| 2000 | 21.3% | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 12.8% | 21.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.6% | 19.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.0% | 19.0% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in North Macedonia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in North Macedonia was 18.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2008.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- North Macedonia ranks 20th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release