Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia stood at 3.7%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia peaked at 20.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2018.
That places North Macedonia 87th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.5% | — |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +103.3% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +44.9% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -35.1% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -37.2% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -31.8% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 11.9% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 3.7% | 10.2% | 8 |
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More education data for North Macedonia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 58,334 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,641 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,082 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33,618 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.25 % 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 3.7% in 2018, 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 20.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2018.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- North Macedonia ranks 87th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.