School age population, primary education, female in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School age population, primary education, female was 54,725 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in North Macedonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 54,725 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in North Macedonia peaked at 77,131 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 53,431 number, in 2007.
North Macedonia ranks 154th of 206 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, primary education, female in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73,662 number | — |
| 1971 | 73,565 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 72,874 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 72,628 number | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 73,009 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 73,990 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 75,284 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 76,472 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 77,131 number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 76,968 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 75,953 number | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 74,457 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 73,009 number | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 71,678 number | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 70,638 number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 69,975 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 69,566 number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 69,174 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 68,978 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 68,968 number | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 69,037 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 69,017 number | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 68,982 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 68,641 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 67,990 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 67,140 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 66,265 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 65,483 number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 64,857 number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 64,347 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 63,833 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 63,170 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 62,322 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 61,121 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 59,485 number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 57,485 number | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 55,334 number | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 53,431 number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 64,059 number | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 62,732 number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 61,817 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 61,039 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 59,946 number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 58,771 number | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 57,493 number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 56,173 number | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 55,032 number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 54,312 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 54,018 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 54,186 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 54,725 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74,558 number | 72,628 number | 77,131 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,240 number | 68,968 number | 75,953 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,176 number | 64,347 number | 69,037 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,297 number | 53,431 number | 64,059 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,279 number | 54,018 number | 61,817 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,725 number | 54,725 number | 54,725 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.31 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 96.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in North Macedonia?
- School age population, primary education, female in North Macedonia was 54,725 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 77,131 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,431 number in 2007.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- North Macedonia ranks 154th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.