Unemployment with advanced education, female in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 8.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education, female in North Macedonia stood at 8.7%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in North Macedonia peaked at 26.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2024.
That places North Macedonia 33rd out of 126 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.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.0% | — |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -24.9% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -23.0% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 22.0% | 24.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 15.0% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 8.7% | 15.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in North Macedonia?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in North Macedonia was 8.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- North Macedonia ranks 33rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female 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 Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).