Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in North Macedonia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in North Macedonia stood at 2.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in North Macedonia peaked at 8.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2025.
That places North Macedonia 118th 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 children of primary school age, male (modelled) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +32.7% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +35.4% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -26.5% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 2.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 2.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 2.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 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 children of primary school age, male (modelled) in North Macedonia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in North Macedonia was 2.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2025.
- How does North Macedonia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- North Macedonia ranks 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 children of primary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release