School age population, tertiary education, female in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 67,738 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in North Macedonia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in North Macedonia is 67,738 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in North Macedonia peaked at 93,124 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 67,738 number, in 2018.
That places North Macedonia 145th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76,532 number | — |
| 1971 | 80,092 number | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 83,900 number | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 87,852 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 91,022 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 92,784 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 93,124 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 91,797 number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 89,567 number | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 87,430 number | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 85,960 number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 84,972 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 84,342 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 84,056 number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 84,079 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 84,356 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 84,952 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 85,661 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 86,382 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 86,598 number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 86,021 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 84,745 number | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 82,349 number | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 79,773 number | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 77,622 number | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 76,251 number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 75,667 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 76,124 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 77,016 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 78,125 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 79,221 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 80,234 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 81,071 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 81,701 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 82,065 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 82,180 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 82,088 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 81,838 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 81,434 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 80,969 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 80,465 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 79,883 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 79,275 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 78,395 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 77,071 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 75,249 number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 72,988 number | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 70,421 number | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 67,738 number | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87,410 number | 76,532 number | 93,124 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,136 number | 84,056 number | 86,598 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 79,369 number | 75,667 number | 86,021 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,280 number | 79,221 number | 82,180 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,721 number | 67,738 number | 80,465 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, female in North Macedonia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in North Macedonia was 67,738 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 93,124 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,738 number in 2018.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- North Macedonia ranks 145th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.