Unemployment with basic education in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unemployment with basic education was 19.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education in North Macedonia is 19.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in North Macedonia peaked at 45.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2024.
That places North Macedonia 9th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 40.5% | 45.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 23.5% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 19.0% | 23.1% | 4 |
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More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 42.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 30.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 23.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 36.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 51.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in North Macedonia?
- Unemployment with basic education in North Macedonia was 19.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unemployment with basic education?
- North Macedonia ranks 9th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. 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 basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).