Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 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, Engineering and 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% |
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 |
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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 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