School age population, lower secondary education, male in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 46,928 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
46,928 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
147th
of 205 countries
All-time high
81,270 number
in 1981
All-time low
46,928 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, male in North Macedonia, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 46,928 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in North Macedonia peaked at 81,270 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 46,928 number, in 2020.

North Macedonia ranks 147th of 205 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, lower secondary education, male in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in North Macedonia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 80,306 number
1971 78,914 number -1.7%
1972 77,164 number -2.2%
1973 75,865 number -1.7%
1974 74,974 number -1.2%
1975 74,407 number -0.8%
1976 74,256 number -0.2%
1977 75,209 number +1.3%
1978 76,665 number +1.9%
1979 78,451 number +2.3%
1980 80,179 number +2.2%
1981 81,270 number +1.4%
1982 81,000 number -0.3%
1983 79,731 number -1.6%
1984 77,753 number -2.5%
1985 75,542 number -2.8%
1986 73,578 number -2.6%
1987 72,035 number -2.1%
1988 71,011 number -1.4%
1989 70,343 number -0.9%
1990 69,838 number -0.7%
1991 69,441 number -0.6%
1992 69,544 number +0.1%
1993 69,803 number +0.4%
1994 70,136 number +0.5%
1995 70,502 number +0.5%
1996 70,810 number +0.4%
1997 70,686 number -0.2%
1998 70,448 number -0.3%
1999 70,065 number -0.5%
2000 69,522 number -0.8%
2001 68,878 number -0.9%
2002 68,245 number -0.9%
2003 67,572 number -1.0%
2004 66,883 number -1.0%
2005 66,138 number -1.1%
2006 65,164 number -1.5%
2007 63,695 number -2.3%
2008 61,892 number -2.8%
2009 59,829 number -3.3%
2010 57,698 number -3.6%
2011 55,771 number -3.3%
2012 54,130 number -2.9%
2013 52,872 number -2.3%
2014 51,961 number -1.7%
2015 51,249 number -1.4%
2016 50,529 number -1.4%
2017 49,707 number -1.6%
2018 48,799 number -1.8%
2019 47,833 number -2.0%
2020 46,928 number -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 76,621 number 74,256 number 80,306 number 10
1980s 76,244 number 70,343 number 81,270 number 10
1990s 70,127 number 69,441 number 70,810 number 10
2000s 65,782 number 59,829 number 69,522 number 10
2010s 52,055 number 47,833 number 57,698 number 10
2020s 46,928 number 46,928 number 46,928 number 1

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 144 Lesotho 63,706 number compare
  2. 145 Equatorial Guinea 49,561 number compare
  3. 146 Timor-Leste 47,422 number compare
  4. 148 Eswatini 42,987 number compare
  5. 149 Djibouti 39,118 number compare
  6. 150 Comoros 38,946 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in North Macedonia?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in North Macedonia was 46,928 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 81,270 number in 1981.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 46,928 number in 2020.
How does North Macedonia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
North Macedonia ranks 147th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.