Official entrance age to early childhood education in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 1 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 207 countries
All-time high
1 years
in 1998
All-time low
1 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to early childhood education in North Macedonia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to early childhood education in North Macedonia stood at 1 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in North Macedonia peaked at 1 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1998.
North Macedonia ranks 116th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 years | — |
| 1999 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 116 Aruba 1 years compare
- 116 Albania 1 years compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 1 years compare
- 116 Cayman Islands 1 years compare
- 116 Finland 1 years compare
- 116 Ghana 1 years compare
- 116 Gibraltar 1 years compare
- 116 Equatorial Guinea 1 years compare
- 116 Kazakhstan 1 years compare
- 116 Kyrgyzstan 1 years compare
- 116 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 years compare
- 116 Saint Lucia 1 years compare
- 116 Latvia 1 years compare
- 116 Morocco 1 years compare
- 116 Republic of Moldova 1 years compare
- 116 Montenegro 1 years compare
- 116 Nigeria 1 years compare
- 116 Niue 1 years compare
- 116 Paraguay 1 years compare
- 116 Russian Federation 1 years compare
- 116 Sierra Leone 1 years compare
- 116 Serbia 1 years compare
- 116 Slovenia 1 years compare
- 116 Sweden 1 years compare
- 116 Thailand 1 years compare
- 116 Turkmenistan 1 years compare
- 116 Ukraine 1 years compare
- 116 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 years compare
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 official entrance age to early childhood education in North Macedonia?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in North Macedonia was 1 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1998.
- How does North Macedonia rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- North Macedonia ranks 116th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release