Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 1.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia peaked at 1.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2013.
North Macedonia ranks 24th of 121 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 tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.5% | — |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 4 |
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More education data for North Macedonia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 150,231 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,723 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.6254 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 72,882 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 77,349 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,064 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.84 % change on previous year (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 1.7% 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 1.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2013.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- North Macedonia ranks 24th out of 121 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 up 39.8%. 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 Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release