Primary education, teachers in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Primary education, teachers was 86.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in North Macedonia, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in North Macedonia is 86.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in North Macedonia peaked at 86.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1998.
That places North Macedonia 57th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.6% | — |
| 1999 | 66.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 65.6% | 66.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 66.7% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 78.6% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 84.4% | 86.0% | 4 |
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More education data for North Macedonia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,723 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in North Macedonia?
- Primary education, teachers in North Macedonia was 86.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1998.
- How does North Macedonia rank for primary education, teachers?
- North Macedonia ranks 57th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.