Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 64.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
64.5%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
16th
of 168 countries
All-time high
68.1%
in 1998
All-time low
59.3%
in 2017
Years of data
24
1998–2023
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North Macedonia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North Macedonia stood at 64.5%.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North Macedonia peaked at 68.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2017.
North Macedonia ranks 16th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 68.1% | — |
| 1999 | 66.3% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 66.3% | 68.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 59.3% | 64.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 59.3% | 60.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 61.2% | 64.5% | 4 |
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More education data for North Macedonia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,039 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0279 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 54,422 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5827 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0298 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 150,231 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,723 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.6254 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North Macedonia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North Macedonia was 64.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2017.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- North Macedonia ranks 16th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release