Early leavers from education and training in North Macedonia
9.5% of people aged 18 to 24 in North Macedonia had left education early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2016. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
North Macedonia, 2025
9.5%
Change from 2024
+1.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
9.1%
Position in 2025
11th of 34
Early leavers from education and training in North Macedonia over time
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% of population aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Macedonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | 9.6% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | 9.6% |
| 2021 | 6.1%b (break in time series) | 9.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | 10.1% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | 10.5% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | 10.5% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | 10.6% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | 11.0% |
| 2014 | 12.5%b (break in time series) | 11.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 11.4% | 11.8% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | 12.6% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | 13.8% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | 14.0% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 19.9%b (break in time series) | 14.7% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | 15.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | – | 15.6% |
| 2004 | – | 16.0% |
| 2003 | – | 16.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | – | 16.9% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 8.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 11.4%, the figure has changed by −1.9 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, North Macedonia has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 9.1%.
More for North Macedonia
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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
35.9%
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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
23.4%
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Adult participation in learning
2.6%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
18.5%
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Primary completion (UIS)
98.3%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
94.0%
2018 · UNESCO UIS