Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in North Macedonia
Gross tertiary enrolment in North Macedonia was 55.0% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1971.
North Macedonia, 2023
55.0%
Change from 2022
+1.8percentage points
World, 2023
43.2%
Position in 2023
61st of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in North Macedonia over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Macedonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | – | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | – | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.8 percentage points from 53.2% in 2022.
- Since 2012, when it was 39.8%, the figure has changed by +15.2 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, North Macedonia has the 61st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 43.2%.
More for North Macedonia
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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
35.9%
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Primary school enrolment (gross)
96.3%
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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
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Early leavers from education and training
9.5%
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Adult participation in learning
2.6%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
18.5%
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