Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia, 1999–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia is 0.5%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.4% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia peaked at 0.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
That places North Macedonia 26th out of 104 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of youth labor force with low education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +59.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -56.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +84.4% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +84.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More reference data data for North Macedonia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in North Macedonia?
- Youth unemployment 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does North Macedonia rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
- North Macedonia ranks 26th out of 104 countries with data for 2020.
- Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment 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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