Over-qualification rates by citizenship in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 20.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.3
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
25th
of 47 countries
All-time high
26.3
in 2023
All-time low
17.6
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 20.3 for over-qualification rates by citizenship in 2025.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in North Macedonia peaked at 26.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.6, in 2006.
That places North Macedonia 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.6 | — |
| 2007 | 21 | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 20.3 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 20.7 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 22.3 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 20.7 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 19.5 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 19.1 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 22.7 | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 25.1 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 21.8 | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 22.3 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 23.3 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 26.2 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 25.9 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 23.2 | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 22.6 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 26.3 | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 19.9 | -24.3% |
| 2025 | 20.3 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9 | 17.6 | 21 | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.3 | 19.1 | 26.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.03 | 19.9 | 26.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region 142 (2024)
- Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region 645,367 (2024)
- Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 20,187 (2023)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 509 (2024)
- Deaths by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 20,187 (2023)
- Life table by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 0.0046 (2021)
- Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region 1.09 million (2024)
- Air transport of passengers by NUTS 2 region 3,169 (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation by NUTS 2 region for total economy and 3,682 (2024)
- Air transport of freight by NUTS 2 region 5.24 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in North Macedonia?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in North Macedonia was 20.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6 in 2006.
- How does North Macedonia rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- North Macedonia ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Over-qualification rates by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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