North Macedonia's unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education) was 8.66% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 16.23 percentage points from 24.89% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 8.66% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 15.04% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 24.89% | 2014 |
| Highest | 26.74% | 2013 |
| Lowest | 8.66% | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 16.11% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 22% | 2005 |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.03 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.12 percentage points in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.83 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 92% 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.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 1.94% for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 4.1%, against 5.59% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2024, North Macedonia had the 9th highest value of the 61 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 | 8.66% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 5.65% | 2024 |
Closest to North Macedonia in the 2024 ranking
- Türkiye — 6th of 61: 13.07%
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 7th of 61: 10.38%
- Bhutan — 8th of 61: 8.98%
- Montenegro — 10th of 61: 8.45%
- Greece — 11th of 61: 8.34%
- Albania — 12th of 61: 8.23%
What this measures
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).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 19 values
| Year | Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.66 |
| 2023 | no data |
| 2022 | 8.81 |
| 2021 | 11.44 |
| 2020 | 15.22 |
| 2019 | 15.04 |
| 2018 | 20.15 |
| 2017 | 21.86 |
| 2016 | 21.18 |
| 2015 | 22.67 |
Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education) in nearby economies
More social protection & labor data for North Macedonia
- Net migration — -5,645 (2025)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) — 10.57% (2025)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) — 12.23% (2025)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 11.53% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 23.57% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 36.44% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 30.08% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is North Macedonia's unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education)?
- 8.66% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 13.34 percentage points from 22% in 2005. The highest value was 26.74% in 2013 and the lowest 8.66% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank?
- 9th highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.
- Where is North Macedonia's unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education) heading?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.ADVN.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 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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