School age population, last grade of primary education, male in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 11,502 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
11,502 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
149th
of 204 countries
All-time high
20,663 number
in 1979
All-time low
11,490 number
in 2019
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in North Macedonia, 1970–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 11,502 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in North Macedonia peaked at 20,663 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 11,490 number, in 2019.

That places North Macedonia 149th out of 204 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.

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in North Macedonia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 19,462 number
1971 19,441 number -0.1%
1972 19,219 number -1.1%
1973 19,000 number -1.1%
1974 18,900 number -0.5%
1975 19,052 number +0.8%
1976 19,469 number +2.2%
1977 19,909 number +2.3%
1978 20,345 number +2.2%
1979 20,663 number +1.6%
1980 20,614 number -0.2%
1981 20,159 number -2.2%
1982 19,686 number -2.3%
1983 19,189 number -2.5%
1984 18,697 number -2.6%
1985 18,346 number -1.9%
1986 18,172 number -0.9%
1987 18,001 number -0.9%
1988 17,852 number -0.8%
1989 17,765 number -0.5%
1990 17,761 number -0.0%
1991 17,829 number +0.4%
1992 17,920 number +0.5%
1993 17,972 number +0.3%
1994 17,966 number -0.0%
1995 17,860 number -0.6%
1996 17,661 number -1.1%
1997 17,457 number -1.2%
1998 17,278 number -1.0%
1999 17,115 number -0.9%
2000 16,983 number -0.8%
2001 16,869 number -0.7%
2002 16,705 number -1.0%
2003 16,505 number -1.2%
2004 16,238 number -1.6%
2005 15,821 number -2.6%
2006 15,251 number -3.6%
2007 14,710 number -3.5%
2008 14,181 number -3.6%
2009 13,699 number -3.4%
2010 13,370 number -2.4%
2011 13,206 number -1.2%
2012 12,993 number -1.6%
2013 12,802 number -1.5%
2014 12,620 number -1.4%
2015 12,381 number -1.9%
2016 12,078 number -2.4%
2017 11,840 number -2.0%
2018 11,633 number -1.7%
2019 11,490 number -1.2%
2020 11,502 number +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 19,546 number 18,900 number 20,663 number 10
1980s 18,848 number 17,765 number 20,614 number 10
1990s 17,682 number 17,115 number 17,972 number 10
2000s 15,696 number 13,699 number 16,983 number 10
2010s 12,441 number 11,490 number 13,370 number 10
2020s 11,502 number 11,502 number 11,502 number 1

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 146 Equatorial Guinea 14,114 number compare
  2. 147 Lithuania 14,112 number compare
  3. 148 Qatar 13,216 number compare
  4. 150 Slovenia 10,868 number compare
  5. 151 Comoros 10,373 number compare
  6. 152 Latvia 10,244 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in North Macedonia?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in North Macedonia was 11,502 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 20,663 number in 1979.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 11,490 number in 2019.
How does North Macedonia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
North Macedonia ranks 149th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.