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

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 84.4%
World rank
26th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
18
1999–2020

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

00.20.40.61999200920201999: 0.611 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 0.56 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.514 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.463 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.472 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.373 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.596 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.57 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.597 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.641 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.55 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.523 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.412 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.519 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0.572 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.574 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.248 % of youth labor force with low education2020: 0.457 % of youth labor force with low education

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

Annual values for Youth unemployment 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 0.6%
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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +84.4% 0.2% 0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 23 Montenegro 0.5% compare
  2. 24 Germany 0.5% compare
  3. 25 Latvia 0.5% compare
  4. 27 Sweden 0.4% compare
  5. 28 Albania 0.4% compare
  6. 29 Puerto Rico 0.4% compare

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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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Indicator
Youth unemployment 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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