Unemployment with intermediate education in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unemployment with intermediate education was 12.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 12.8% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in North Macedonia peaked at 38.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2024.
North Macedonia ranks 14th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 38.8% | — |
| 2006 | 37.0% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 32.3% | 38.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 16.7% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 12.8% | 16.3% | 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)
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- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 440.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in North Macedonia?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in North Macedonia was 12.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- North Macedonia ranks 14th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. 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 intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).