School age population, last grade of primary education, female in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 10,742 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in North Macedonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in North Macedonia stood at 10,742 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in North Macedonia peaked at 19,350 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 10,742 number, in 2020.
North Macedonia ranks 149th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,438 number | — |
| 1971 | 18,401 number | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 18,165 number | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 17,934 number | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 17,810 number | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 17,921 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 18,280 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 18,672 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 19,061 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 19,350 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 19,325 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 18,949 number | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 18,558 number | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 18,142 number | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 17,729 number | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 17,441 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 17,310 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 17,177 number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 17,062 number | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 16,992 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 16,982 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 17,014 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 17,058 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 17,067 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 17,031 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 16,919 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 16,738 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 16,574 number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 16,433 number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 16,302 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 16,190 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 16,085 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 15,933 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 15,748 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 15,495 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 15,096 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 14,547 number | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 14,032 number | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 13,524 number | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 13,059 number | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 12,739 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 12,579 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 12,350 number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 12,144 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 11,950 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 11,694 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 11,369 number | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 11,124 number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 10,909 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 10,753 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 10,742 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,403 number | 17,810 number | 19,350 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,868 number | 16,992 number | 19,325 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,812 number | 16,302 number | 17,067 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,971 number | 13,059 number | 16,190 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,761 number | 10,753 number | 12,739 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,742 number | 10,742 number | 10,742 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in North Macedonia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in North Macedonia was 10,742 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,350 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,742 number in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- North Macedonia ranks 149th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.