Over-age students, primary in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Over-age students, primary was 1.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in North Macedonia, 1998–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary in North Macedonia stood at 1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 76.4% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in North Macedonia peaked at 1.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.
North Macedonia ranks 155th 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 in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.8% | — |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +60.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +76.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 152 Maldives 1.6% compare
- 153 Bulgaria 1.6% compare
- 154 Palestine, State of 1.5% compare
- 156 Georgia 1.4% compare
- 157 Switzerland 1.4% compare
- 158 Republic of Moldova 1.4% compare
More education data for North Macedonia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,641 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,082 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33,618 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24,716 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in North Macedonia?
- Over-age students, primary in North Macedonia was 1.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
- How does North Macedonia rank for over-age students, primary?
- North Macedonia ranks 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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 (% of 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.