North Macedonia's unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) was 19.03% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 13 percentage points from 32.03% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 19.03% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 23.47% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 32.03% | 2014 |
| Highest | 45.15% | 2005 |
| Lowest | 19.03% | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 24.73% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 45.15% | 2005 |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.76 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.81 percentage points in 2013. 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 1.28 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 90% 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 2024, North Macedonia had the 8th highest value of the 63 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 | 19.03% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 10.75% | 2024 |
Closest to North Macedonia in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
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).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 19 values
| Year | Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.03 |
| 2023 | no data |
| 2022 | 22.01 |
| 2021 | 23.06 |
| 2020 | 21.85 |
| 2019 | 23.47 |
| 2018 | 24.73 |
| 2017 | 27.62 |
| 2016 | 30.43 |
| 2015 | 30.36 |
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) in nearby economies
- Albania — 7.58% (2024)
- Armenia — 10.27% (2023)
- Austria — 13.58% (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 12.31% (2022)
- Belarus — 7.74% (2024)
- Belgium — 11.72% (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 14.3% (2024)
- Bulgaria — 13.69% (2024)
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)
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Questions people ask
- What is North Macedonia's unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education)?
- 19.03% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 26.12 percentage points from 45.15% in 2005. The highest value was 45.15% in 2005 and the lowest 19.03% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank?
- 8th highest of 63 economies with data for 2024.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.BASC.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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