Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 60.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in North Macedonia is 60.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in North Macedonia peaked at 71.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2024.
That places North Macedonia 89th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 68.7% | — |
| 2006 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.8% | 68.7% | 71.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 66.1% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 60.1% | 64.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in North Macedonia?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in North Macedonia was 60.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- North Macedonia ranks 89th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).