North Macedonia's school enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) was 45.52% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 11.09 percentage points from 34.42% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 45.52% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 37.89% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 34.42% | 2013 |
| Highest | 45.52% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 14.76% | 1991 |
| Average since 2014 | 38.42% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 18.86% | 1989 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, North Macedonia's school enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) rose 1.91 percentage points on 2022 (from 43.6% to 45.52%).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2022), the average change was +0.82 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.24 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.5 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.39 percentage points in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.81 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 47% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, North Macedonia had the 20th highest value of the 36 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | 45.52% | 2023 |
| World | 40.86% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 78.02% | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 59.05% | 2024 |
Closest to North Macedonia in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 33 values
| Year | School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 45.52 |
| 2022 | 43.6 |
| 2021 | 36.11 |
| 2020 | 36.44 |
| 2019 | 36.37 |
| 2018 | 37.89 |
| 2017 | 37.52 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | 37.43 |
| 2014 | 34.87 |
| 2013 |
School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in nearby economies
- Albania — 72.13% (2024)
- Andorra — 64.62% (2024)
- Armenia — 44.28% (2024)
- Austria — 80.72% (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 36.56% (2024)
- Belarus — 64.95% (2024)
- Belgium — 69.48% (2023)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 34.36% (2023)
- Bulgaria — 57.83% (2024)
- Croatia — 65.8% (2023)
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)
- Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 50.09% (2023)
- Primary education, pupils — 105,461 (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is North Macedonia's school enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)?
- 45.52% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1989?
- It is up 26.65 percentage points from 18.86% in 1989. The highest value was 45.52% in 2023 and the lowest 14.76% in 1991.
- How does North Macedonia rank?
- 20th highest of 36 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) unusual for North Macedonia?
- In 2023, North Macedonia's school enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) rose 1.91 percentage points on 2022 (from 43.6% to 45.52%). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2022), the average change was +0.82 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.24 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.TER.ENRR.MA, 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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