Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 29.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 29.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia peaked at 36.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1999.
That places North Macedonia 41st out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.1% | — |
| 2000 | 15.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +46.3% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 15.1% | 15.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 15.2% | 31.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 30.2% | 36.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 29.5% | 34.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31.2% compare
- 39 Republic of Moldova 30.9% compare
- 40 Ethiopia 30.2% compare
- 42 Mozambique 29.7% compare
- 43 Georgia 29.3% compare
- 44 Namibia 28.8% compare
More education data for North Macedonia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0577 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia was 29.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1999.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- North Macedonia ranks 41st out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release