Unemployment with basic education in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unemployment with basic education was 19.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education in North Macedonia is 19.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in North Macedonia peaked at 45.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2024.
That places North Macedonia 11th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 45.2% | — |
| 2006 | 43.5% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 40.5% | 45.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 23.5% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 19.0% | 23.1% | 4 |
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More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- 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 basic education in North Macedonia?
- Unemployment with basic education in North Macedonia was 19.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unemployment with basic education?
- North Macedonia ranks 11th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. 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 basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).