School age population, secondary education, both sexes in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 188,894 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in North Macedonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in North Macedonia is 188,894 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in North Macedonia peaked at 314,245 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 188,894 number, in 2020.
That places North Macedonia 145th 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, secondary education, both sexes in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 314,245 number | — |
| 1971 | 313,996 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 309,272 number | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 302,908 number | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 296,279 number | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 290,766 number | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 287,124 number | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 287,922 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 290,517 number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 294,235 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 298,344 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 302,036 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 303,579 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 303,721 number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 302,146 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 298,799 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 294,187 number | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 288,217 number | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 282,299 number | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 277,044 number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 272,786 number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 269,493 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 267,758 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 267,088 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 267,240 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 268,153 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 269,696 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 270,623 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 271,737 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 272,648 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 272,853 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 272,116 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 270,487 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 268,087 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 265,325 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 262,501 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 259,384 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 255,440 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 250,958 number | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 245,725 number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 239,658 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 233,101 number | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 225,934 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 218,718 number | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 212,036 number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 206,326 number | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 201,512 number | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 197,832 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 194,792 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 191,905 number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 188,894 number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 298,726 number | 287,124 number | 314,245 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 295,037 number | 277,044 number | 303,721 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 269,722 number | 267,088 number | 272,786 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 262,288 number | 245,725 number | 272,853 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 212,181 number | 191,905 number | 239,658 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 188,894 number | 188,894 number | 188,894 number | 1 |
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More education data for North Macedonia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 77,349 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,064 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 58,334 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,641 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,082 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33,618 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.25 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in North Macedonia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in North Macedonia was 188,894 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 314,245 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,894 number in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- North Macedonia ranks 145th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.