Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia stood at 19.8%.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia peaked at 21.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2012.
That places North Macedonia 43rd 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 | 14.8% | — |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +32.5% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.8% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.9% | 16.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 16.3% | 21.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 40 Kazakhstan 20.9% compare
- 41 Netherlands 20.5% compare
- 42 Burundi 19.8% compare
- 44 Poland 19.7% compare
- 45 Madagascar 19.5% compare
- 46 Georgia 19.0% 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 19.8% 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 21.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2012.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- North Macedonia ranks 43rd 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 up 75.0%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release