Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 4.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia peaked at 8.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2014.
North Macedonia ranks 56th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 7.7% | — |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -26.4% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +62.1% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 8 |
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 4.0% 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 8.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2014.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- North Macedonia ranks 56th out of 97 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 1.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.