School age population, lower secondary education, female in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 44,052 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
44,052 number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
147th
of 205 countries
All-time high
76,224 number
in 1981
All-time low
44,052 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in North Macedonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in North Macedonia is 44,052 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in North Macedonia peaked at 76,224 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 44,052 number, in 2020.
That places North Macedonia 147th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76,052 number | — |
| 1971 | 74,769 number | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 73,089 number | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 71,795 number | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 70,859 number | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 70,215 number | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 69,971 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 70,783 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 72,075 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 73,671 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 75,225 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 76,224 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 76,064 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 75,034 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 73,379 number | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 71,508 number | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 69,835 number | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 68,536 number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 67,691 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 67,158 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 66,753 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 66,397 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 66,375 number | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 66,456 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 66,593 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 66,776 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 66,947 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 66,881 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 66,736 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 66,472 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 66,068 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 65,562 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 65,035 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 64,446 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 63,816 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 63,110 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 62,167 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 60,780 number | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 59,058 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 57,080 number | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 55,019 number | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 53,148 number | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 51,459 number | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 50,146 number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 49,187 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 48,440 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 47,693 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 46,889 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 45,972 number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 44,983 number | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 44,052 number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72,328 number | 69,971 number | 76,052 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,065 number | 67,158 number | 76,224 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 66,639 number | 66,375 number | 66,947 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,712 number | 57,080 number | 66,068 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,294 number | 44,983 number | 55,019 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,052 number | 44,052 number | 44,052 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 144 Puerto Rico 60,934 number compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 49,655 number compare
- 146 East Timor 46,054 number compare
- 148 Eswatini 42,666 number compare
- 149 Comoros 37,660 number compare
- 150 Qatar 32,891 number compare
More education data for North Macedonia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in North Macedonia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in North Macedonia was 44,052 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 76,224 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,052 number in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- North Macedonia ranks 147th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.