Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 12.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in North Macedonia, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in North Macedonia stood at 12.7%.
The figure is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in North Macedonia peaked at 15.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2017.
That places North Macedonia 76th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13.4% | — |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.4% | 15.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% | 5 |
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More education data for North Macedonia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 77,349 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,064 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 58,334 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in North Macedonia?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in North Macedonia was 12.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2017.
- How does North Macedonia rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- North Macedonia ranks 76th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%).