Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 51.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in North Macedonia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in North Macedonia is 51.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in North Macedonia peaked at 51.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2011.
That places North Macedonia 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 41.9% | — |
| 2000 | 41.4% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 41.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 41.9% | 41.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 40.1% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 37.6% | 47.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 48.2% | 51.9% | 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 51.9% 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 51.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2011.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- North Macedonia ranks 5th out of 113 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 34.6%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release