School age population, pre-primary education, male in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 36,488 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
36,488 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
150th
of 206 countries
All-time high
83,221 number
in 1974
All-time low
34,422 number
in 2014
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, male in North Macedonia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 36,488 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in North Macedonia peaked at 83,221 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 34,422 number, in 2014.
That places North Macedonia 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79,717 number | — |
| 1971 | 79,894 number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 80,897 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 82,152 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 83,221 number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 82,961 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 82,570 number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 81,089 number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 79,039 number | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 76,981 number | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 76,438 number | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 75,894 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 75,469 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 75,343 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 75,347 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 75,016 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 74,669 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 74,863 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 75,109 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 75,161 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 74,435 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 73,484 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 72,273 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 70,682 number | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 68,988 number | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 67,805 number | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 66,753 number | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 65,766 number | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 64,937 number | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 64,056 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 62,608 number | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 61,047 number | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 59,053 number | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 56,799 number | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 54,580 number | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 53,113 number | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 51,792 number | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 51,086 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 37,872 number | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 37,727 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 36,927 number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 36,307 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 35,599 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 34,924 number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 34,422 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 34,571 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 34,725 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 35,267 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 35,932 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 36,488 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,852 number | 76,981 number | 83,221 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,331 number | 74,669 number | 76,438 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 68,918 number | 64,056 number | 74,435 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,568 number | 37,727 number | 62,608 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,516 number | 34,422 number | 36,927 number | 10 |
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More education data for North Macedonia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in North Macedonia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in North Macedonia was 36,488 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 83,221 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,422 number in 2014.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- North Macedonia ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.