Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in North Macedonia

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in North Macedonia was 95.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 2.4 pts from 2022. That is the 71st highest of 137 countries in 2023.

202395.8%
Change on 2022+2.4 pts
Rank71st of 137Countries ranked
Series high101.42000
Series low90.42020

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in North Macedonia, 1993 to 2023

9092.59597.510010319931997200120052009201720231993: 95 %1994: 97.2 %1995: 96.2 %1996: 98.9 %1997: 98.9 %1998: 101 %1999: 100.2 %2000: 101.4 %2001: 100.2 %2002: 98.7 %2003: 95.8 %2004: 97.4 %2005: 95.8 %2006: 95.8 %2007: 94.9 %2008: 98.4 %2009: 95.9 %2013: 97.9 %2014: 95.4 %2015: 95.6 %2017: 94.2 %2018: 94.2 %2019: 91.1 %2020: 90.4 %2021: 91.6 %2022: 93.4 %2023: 95.8 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 27 values
Period%
202395.8
202293.4
202191.6
202090.4
201991.1
201894.2
201794.2
201595.6
201495.4
201397.9
200995.9
200898.4
200794.9
200695.8
200595.8
200497.4
200395.8
200298.7
2001100.2
2000101.4
1999100.2
1998101
199798.9
199698.9
199596.2
199497.2
199395

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Definition

New entrants to the last grade of primary education, of any age, as a percentage of the population at the theoretical entrance age to that grade. UNESCO Institute for Statistics gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary, which World Development Indicators calls the primary completion rate.

It counts pupils who reach the last grade, not those who pass it, and late entrants push it above 100%. The UIS completion rate from household surveys is a different measure and is lower in many countries.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in North Macedonia?

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in North Macedonia was 95.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 2.4 pts from 2022. That is the 71st highest of 137 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in North Macedonia?

101.4% in 2000, the highest value since 1993 in this series.

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