Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 11.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in North Macedonia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 11.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in North Macedonia peaked at 31.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2022.
That places North Macedonia 128th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.5% | — |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 11.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 75% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 11.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4%, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 28.2% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 16.1% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.9% | 14.6% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in North Macedonia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in North Macedonia was 11.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2022.
- How does North Macedonia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- North Macedonia ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release