Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia is 0.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia peaked at 1.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.
That places North Macedonia 96th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -32.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -37.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +54.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +32.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -28.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24,716 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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 0.4% 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 1.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- North Macedonia ranks 96th out of 111 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 2.6%. 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 Services 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