Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 5.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in North Macedonia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 5.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in North Macedonia peaked at 15.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2025.
North Macedonia ranks 108th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +31.4% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -10.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 5.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 5.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 4.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 6.5% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 7.1% | 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in North Macedonia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in North Macedonia was 5.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2025.
- How does North Macedonia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- North Macedonia ranks 108th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release