Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
down 27.8%
World rank
79th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2012
Years of data
18
1999–2020

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia, 1999–2020

00.20.40.60.81999200920201999: 0.389 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 0.44 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.486 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.537 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.528 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.627 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.404 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.43 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.403 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.359 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.45 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.477 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.588 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.481 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0.428 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.426 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.752 % of youth labor force with low education2020: 0.543 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

In 2020, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia stood at 0.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.8% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.

That places North Macedonia 79th out of 104 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in North Macedonia, 1999 to 2020.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1999 0.4%
2002 0.4% +13.2%
2003 0.5% +10.3%
2004 0.5% +10.5%
2005 0.5% -1.7%
2006 0.6% +18.9%
2007 0.4% -35.6%
2008 0.4% +6.5%
2011 0.4% -6.3%
2012 0.4% -10.8%
2013 0.5% +25.3%
2014 0.5% +5.9%
2015 0.6% +23.4%
2016 0.5% -18.1%
2017 0.4% -11.2%
2018 0.4% -0.3%
2019 0.8% +76.4%
2020 0.5% -27.8%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 67% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 76 Puerto Rico 0.6% compare
  2. 77 Albania 0.6% compare
  3. 78 Sweden 0.6% compare
  4. 80 Latvia 0.5% compare
  5. 81 Germany 0.5% compare
  6. 82 Montenegro 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
How does North Macedonia rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
North Macedonia ranks 79th out of 104 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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