Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 4.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in North Macedonia peaked at 5.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2001.
North Macedonia ranks 39th of 122 countries on this measure, 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 | 4.4% | — |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -36.9% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +28.8% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +58.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +77.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -39.4% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +37.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +54.4% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -32.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.1% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 36 Malaysia 4.3% compare
- 37 Slovakia 4.3% compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 4.3% compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 4.2% compare
- 41 Netherlands 4.2% compare
- 42 Laos 4.2% compare
More education data for North Macedonia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,723 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (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 4.2% 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 5.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2001.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- North Macedonia ranks 39th 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 24.6%. 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 Services programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release