Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 3.8%.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia peaked at 10.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2014.
North Macedonia ranks 69th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.1% | — |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -25.6% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -29.6% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -32.8% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +60.9% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.5% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 3.8% 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 10.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2014.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- North Macedonia ranks 69th 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 11.3%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release