North Macedonia: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, North Macedonia's educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) rose 0.07 percentage points on 2021 (from 0.28% to 0.35%).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2021), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.05 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.07 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.13 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 14% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to North Macedonia in the 2022 ranking

• Sweden — 1st of 3: 1.85%
• Malta — 2nd of 3: 0.71%

What this measures

The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.

Limitations: Caution is required when using this indicator for cross-country comparison, since the countries do not always classify degrees and qualifications at the same International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) levels, even if they are received at roughly the same age or after a similar number of years of schooling. Also, certain educational programmes and study courses cannot be easily classified according to ISCED. This indicator only measures educational attainment in terms of level of education attained, i.e. years of schooling, and does not necessarily reveal the quality of the education (learning achievement and other impacts).

All 18 values

Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) in nearby economies

• Albania — 0.33% (2023)
• Armenia — 0.94% (2023)
• Belgium — 0.98% (2023)
• Croatia — 0.85% (2023)
• Cyprus — 0.93% (2023)
• Czechia — 0.74% (2023)
• Denmark — 1.25% (2023)
• Finland

More education data for North Macedonia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 55.01% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.3 (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) — 64.97% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) — 45.52% (2023)
• Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 50.09% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is North Macedonia's educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)?

0.35% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 0.24 percentage points from 0.12% in 2005. The highest value was 0.35% in 2022 and the lowest 0.12% in 2005.

Is the latest change in educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) unusual for North Macedonia?

In 2022, North Macedonia's educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) rose 0.07 percentage points on 2021 (from 0.28% to 0.35%). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2021), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.05 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.TER.CUAT.DO.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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