School age population, secondary education, male in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: School age population, secondary education, male was 97,301 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
97,301 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
145th
of 205 countries
All-time high
161,418 number
in 1970
All-time low
97,301 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 97,301 number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in North Macedonia peaked at 161,418 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 97,301 number, in 2020.

North Macedonia ranks 145th 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, secondary education, male in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, male (number) in North Macedonia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 161,418 number
1971 161,296 number -0.1%
1972 158,877 number -1.5%
1973 155,622 number -2.0%
1974 152,241 number -2.2%
1975 149,455 number -1.8%
1976 147,643 number -1.2%
1977 148,149 number +0.3%
1978 149,565 number +1.0%
1979 151,540 number +1.3%
1980 153,701 number +1.4%
1981 155,625 number +1.3%
1982 156,372 number +0.5%
1983 156,375 number +0.0%
1984 155,468 number -0.6%
1985 153,622 number -1.2%
1986 151,114 number -1.6%
1987 147,886 number -2.1%
1988 144,691 number -2.2%
1989 141,860 number -2.0%
1990 139,575 number -1.6%
1991 137,832 number -1.2%
1992 137,002 number -0.6%
1993 136,766 number -0.2%
1994 136,988 number +0.2%
1995 137,618 number +0.5%
1996 138,567 number +0.7%
1997 139,031 number +0.3%
1998 139,583 number +0.4%
1999 140,017 number +0.3%
2000 140,064 number +0.0%
2001 139,609 number -0.3%
2002 138,696 number -0.7%
2003 137,377 number -1.0%
2004 135,878 number -1.1%
2005 134,374 number -1.1%
2006 132,752 number -1.2%
2007 130,696 number -1.5%
2008 128,396 number -1.8%
2009 125,729 number -2.1%
2010 122,649 number -2.4%
2011 119,323 number -2.7%
2012 115,763 number -3.0%
2013 112,190 number -3.1%
2014 108,892 number -2.9%
2015 106,081 number -2.6%
2016 103,713 number -2.2%
2017 101,832 number -1.8%
2018 100,281 number -1.5%
2019 98,816 number -1.5%
2020 97,301 number -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 153,581 number 147,643 number 161,418 number 10
1980s 151,671 number 141,860 number 156,375 number 10
1990s 138,298 number 136,766 number 140,017 number 10
2000s 134,357 number 125,729 number 140,064 number 10
2010s 108,954 number 98,816 number 122,649 number 10
2020s 97,301 number 97,301 number 97,301 number 1

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 142 Botswana 118,403 number compare
  2. 143 Lesotho 107,458 number compare
  3. 144 Lithuania 106,748 number compare
  4. 146 Timor-Leste 94,701 number compare
  5. 147 Equatorial Guinea 74,323 number compare
  6. 148 Eswatini 69,321 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, male in North Macedonia?
School age population, secondary education, male in North Macedonia was 97,301 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 161,418 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 97,301 number in 2020.
How does North Macedonia rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
North Macedonia ranks 145th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.