Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 11,149 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
11,149 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
150th
of 206 countries
All-time high
19,444 number
in 1977
All-time low
10,733 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in North Macedonia, 1970–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in North Macedonia stood at 11,149 number.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in North Macedonia peaked at 19,444 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 10,733 number, in 2017.

That places North Macedonia 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in North Macedonia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 18,412 number
1971 18,410 number -0.0%
1972 18,352 number -0.3%
1973 18,487 number +0.7%
1974 18,739 number +1.4%
1975 19,035 number +1.6%
1976 19,297 number +1.4%
1977 19,444 number +0.8%
1978 19,324 number -0.6%
1979 19,030 number -1.5%
1980 18,657 number -2.0%
1981 18,301 number -1.9%
1982 17,987 number -1.7%
1983 17,779 number -1.2%
1984 17,646 number -0.7%
1985 17,560 number -0.5%
1986 17,492 number -0.4%
1987 17,446 number -0.3%
1988 17,465 number +0.1%
1989 17,505 number +0.2%
1990 17,518 number +0.1%
1991 17,461 number -0.3%
1992 17,379 number -0.5%
1993 17,180 number -1.1%
1994 16,909 number -1.6%
1995 16,624 number -1.7%
1996 16,372 number -1.5%
1997 16,151 number -1.3%
1998 15,991 number -1.0%
1999 15,851 number -0.9%
2000 15,685 number -1.0%
2001 15,455 number -1.5%
2002 15,163 number -1.9%
2003 14,726 number -2.9%
2004 14,204 number -3.5%
2005 13,660 number -3.8%
2006 13,146 number -3.8%
2007 12,737 number -3.1%
2008 12,245 number -3.9%
2009 12,121 number -1.0%
2010 12,011 number -0.9%
2011 11,837 number -1.4%
2012 11,599 number -2.0%
2013 11,327 number -2.3%
2014 11,063 number -2.3%
2015 10,846 number -2.0%
2016 10,735 number -1.0%
2017 10,733 number -0.0%
2018 10,838 number +1.0%
2019 10,995 number +1.4%
2020 11,149 number +1.4%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 11,149 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 20% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's 11,149 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 30% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 18,853 number 18,352 number 19,444 number 10
1980s 17,784 number 17,446 number 18,657 number 10
1990s 16,744 number 15,851 number 17,518 number 10
2000s 13,914 number 12,121 number 15,685 number 10
2010s 11,198 number 10,733 number 12,011 number 10
2020s 11,149 number 11,149 number 11,149 number 1

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 147 Lithuania 13,922 number compare
  2. 148 Qatar 13,151 number compare
  3. 149 Comoros 11,276 number compare
  4. 151 Slovenia 10,643 number compare
  5. 152 Bahrain 10,357 number compare
  6. 153 Djibouti 9,726 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in North Macedonia?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in North Macedonia was 11,149 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 19,444 number in 1977.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 10,733 number in 2017.
How does North Macedonia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
North Macedonia ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.