Labour transitions: change in qualification level in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Labour transitions: change in qualification level was 69.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in North Macedonia, 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 69.5 for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in North Macedonia peaked at 84.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.3, in 2021.
That places North Macedonia 46th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Labour transitions: change in qualification level in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.3 | — |
| 2015 | 79.1 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 84.7 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 82.3 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 80.3 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 77.4 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 79.2 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 69.3 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 73.6 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 73.6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.5 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.85 | 77.4 | 84.7 | 6 |
| 2020s | 73.04 | 69.3 | 79.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 44 Montenegro 73.5 compare
- 45 Albania 69.6 compare
- 46 North Macedonia 69.5 compare
- 48 Slovakia 68.6 compare
- 49 Hungary 66.7 compare
More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 57.1 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 66.6 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 704 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 704 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 795.8 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 795.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 50.6 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 58.8 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 704 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 66.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in North Macedonia?
- Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in North Macedonia was 69.5 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3 in 2021.
- How does North Macedonia rank for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status)?
- North Macedonia ranks 46th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status and pay level) compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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