Unemployment with advanced education in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unemployment with advanced education was 7.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education in North Macedonia stood at 7.3%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in North Macedonia peaked at 23.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2024.
That places North Macedonia 33rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.7% | — |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 20.6% | 21.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 14.3% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 7.3% | 13.8% | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1782 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,405 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 525.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 422.57 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in North Macedonia?
- Unemployment with advanced education in North Macedonia was 7.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- North Macedonia ranks 33rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. 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 (% of total 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).