Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education was 13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 73 countries
All-time high
13
in 2010
All-time low
8
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in North Macedonia, 2004–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 13 for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in North Macedonia peaked at 13 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2004.
North Macedonia ranks 1st of 73 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 | — |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 2011 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 13 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 13 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.33 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| 2010s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in North Macedonia?
- Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in North Macedonia was 13 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2004.
- How does North Macedonia rank for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?
- North Macedonia ranks 1st out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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