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 5.6% 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
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in North Macedonia stood at 5.6%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in North Macedonia peaked at 14.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2025.
That places North Macedonia 110th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 9.5% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 6.4% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 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 5.6% 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 14.6% 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 5.6% in 2025.
- How does North Macedonia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- North Macedonia ranks 110th 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 29.1%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release