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

Latest (2020)
188,894 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
145th
of 205 countries
All-time high
314,245 number
in 1970
All-time low
188,894 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, both sexes in North Macedonia, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in North Macedonia, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 142 Jamaica 233,201 number compare
  2. 143 Lesotho 215,517 number compare
  3. 144 Lithuania 208,608 number compare
  4. 146 Timor-Leste 186,814 number compare
  5. 147 Equatorial Guinea 146,912 number compare
  6. 148 Eswatini 137,921 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.