Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in North Macedonia, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.7% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in North Macedonia peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2023.
North Macedonia ranks 167th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8% | — |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -9.4% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 164 Montenegro 0.8% compare
- 165 Uzbekistan 0.8% compare
- 166 Yemen 0.8%
- 168 Nepal 0.7% compare
- 169 Cook Islands 0.7% compare
- 170 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% compare
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 percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in North Macedonia?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in North Macedonia was 0.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- North Macedonia ranks 167th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release