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 67.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 67.7%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North Macedonia peaked at 74.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2017.
That places North Macedonia 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74.4% | — |
| 1999 | 72.7% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 70.9% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 69.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 64.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 67.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.5% | 72.7% | 74.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 64.5% | 70.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 63.2% | 64.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 65.0% | 67.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,794 (2023)
- 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)
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 67.7% 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 74.4% 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 63.2% in 2017.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- North Macedonia ranks 17th 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 4.4%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release