Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 23 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in North Macedonia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in North Macedonia stood at 23. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in North Macedonia peaked at 103 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2025.
North Macedonia ranks 29th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 103 | — |
| 2010 | 101 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 94 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 88 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 80 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 76 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 66 | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 57 | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 49 | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 44 | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 36 | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 31 | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 26 | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 23 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103 | 103 | 103 | 1 |
| 2010s | 69.8 | 43 | 101 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5 | 23 | 36 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 58.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 50.6 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 795.8 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 795.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 704 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 66.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,393 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 704 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 58.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 704 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in North Macedonia?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in North Macedonia was 23 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 103 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2025.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- North Macedonia ranks 29th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. 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 Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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