New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age was 17,725 in 2024. ▼ Falling
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in North Macedonia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in North Macedonia is 17,725, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in North Macedonia peaked at 22,958 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17,504, in 2017.
That places North Macedonia 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22,958 | — |
| 2014 | 21,821 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 20,667 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 20,527 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 17,504 | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 19,311 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 19,930 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 19,200 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 18,325 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 18,237 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 18,088 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 17,725 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,388 | 17,504 | 22,958 | 7 |
| 2020s | 18,315 | 17,725 | 19,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,723 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in North Macedonia?
- New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in North Macedonia was 17,725 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,958 in 2013.
- What is the lowest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,504 in 2017.
- How does North Macedonia rank for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age?
- North Macedonia ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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