Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 12.7 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in North Macedonia, 1999–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in North Macedonia stood at 12.7. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in North Macedonia peaked at 19.1 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12.7, in 2012.
That places North Macedonia 11th out of 32 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.1 | — |
| 2000 | 18.8 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 19 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 18.6 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 17.8 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 17.4 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 16.9 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 16.5 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 15.4 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 15.1 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 14.3 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 13.8 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 13.2 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 12.7 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.98 | 14.3 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.23 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 3 |
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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 pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in North Macedonia?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in North Macedonia was 12.7 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7 in 2012.
- How does North Macedonia rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- North Macedonia ranks 11th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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