Children out of school, primary in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Children out of school, primary was 4,151 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in North Macedonia, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 4,151 for children out of school, primary in 2023.
The figure is up 28.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in North Macedonia peaked at 14,831 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 66, in 2000.
North Macedonia ranks 135th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, primary in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12,619 | — |
| 1999 | 14,831 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 66 | -99.6% |
| 2001 | 323 | +389.4% |
| 2002 | 436 | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 1,845 | +323.2% |
| 2004 | 1,024 | -44.5% |
| 2005 | 1,137 | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 3,059 | +169.0% |
| 2007 | 1,765 | -42.3% |
| 2008 | 5,304 | +200.5% |
| 2009 | 3,007 | -43.3% |
| 2010 | 383 | -87.3% |
| 2012 | 2,668 | +596.6% |
| 2013 | 3,869 | +45.0% |
| 2014 | 4,369 | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 2,560 | -41.4% |
| 2017 | 3,332 | +30.2% |
| 2018 | 3,842 | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 8,415 | +119.0% |
| 2020 | 7,961 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 8,539 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 3,232 | -62.2% |
| 2023 | 4,151 | +28.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +596.6% | 383 | 2,668 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,725 | 12,619 | 14,831 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,797 | 66 | 5,304 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,680 | 383 | 8,415 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5,971 | 3,232 | 8,539 | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.47 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.21 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,794 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,086 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,978 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 150,231 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 105,461 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8051 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in North Macedonia?
- Children out of school, primary in North Macedonia was 4,151 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,831 in 1999.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 in 2000.
- How does North Macedonia rank for children out of school, primary?
- North Macedonia ranks 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.