Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 92.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia stood at 92.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia peaked at 94.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 1993.
That places North Macedonia 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 78.5% | — |
| 1994 | 80.3% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 81.7% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 83.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 88.3% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.9% | 78.5% | 83.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 85.6% | 88.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 86.5% | 89.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 86.5% | 94.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0577 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia was 92.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 1993.
- How does North Macedonia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- North Macedonia ranks 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release