Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract was 11.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in North Macedonia stood at 11.9%.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in North Macedonia peaked at 18.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2022.
North Macedonia ranks 17th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18.3% | — |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.5% | 18.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.2% | 12.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 704 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,393 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 50.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 795.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 795.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 66.6% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 58.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 704 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 66.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 704 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in North Macedonia?
- Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in North Macedonia was 11.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2022.
- How does North Macedonia rank for employees by educational attainment level and employment contract?
- North Macedonia ranks 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level and employment contract rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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