North Macedonia vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

North Macedonia
8.6 years
in 2023
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
8.37 years
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
126th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
124th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • North Macedonia
  • UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
02468199420092024

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 8.6 years against 8.37 years in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, a difference of 0.23 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 126th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 124th of 200 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia UNICEF: All Unicef Countries Difference Ahead
1990s 7.77 years 7.03 years 0.7467 years North Macedonia
2000s 7.91 years 7.61 years 0.3047 years North Macedonia
2010s 8.37 years 8.19 years 0.1732 years North Macedonia
2020s 8.46 years 8.24 years 0.2141 years North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, North Macedonia or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
North Macedonia, at 8.6 years against 8.37 years in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between North Macedonia and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
0.23 years, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do North Macedonia and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
North Macedonia ranks 126th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 124th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release