Over-age students, primary, male in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Over-age students, primary, male was 1.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in North Macedonia, 1998–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in North Macedonia stood at 1.6%.
The figure is up 69.3% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in North Macedonia peaked at 2.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.
North Macedonia ranks 158th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.1% | — |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -23.9% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +56.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +69.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 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 over-age students, primary, male in North Macedonia?
- Over-age students, primary, male in North Macedonia was 1.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- How does North Macedonia rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- North Macedonia ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.