Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in North Macedonia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in North Macedonia is 0.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in North Macedonia peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
North Macedonia ranks 14th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -10.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in North Macedonia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in North Macedonia was 0.6% 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 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- North Macedonia ranks 14th out of 120 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 26.1%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release