Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher was 22.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in North Macedonia, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 22.5% for share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in North Macedonia peaked at 22.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1994.
North Macedonia ranks 70th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.2% | — |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +70.7% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.2% | 14.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 14.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 22.0% | 22.5% | 3 |
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 share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in North Macedonia?
- Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in North Macedonia was 22.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with post-secondary education or higher recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population with post-secondary education or higher recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1994.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of the population with post-secondary education or higher?
- North Macedonia ranks 70th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population with post-secondary education or higher rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed post-secondary or tertiary education.