Share of primary school teachers who are women in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 86.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in North Macedonia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of primary school teachers who are women in North Macedonia stood at 86.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in North Macedonia peaked at 86.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1998.
That places North Macedonia 62nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 65.6% | 66.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 66.7% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 78.6% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 84.4% | 86.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.3% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 7,723 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.47 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in North Macedonia?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in North Macedonia was 86.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1998.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- North Macedonia ranks 62nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.