School age population, upper secondary education, female in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 47,541 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
47,541 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
138th
of 205 countries
All-time high
77,931 number
in 1971
All-time low
47,541 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 47,541 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in North Macedonia peaked at 77,931 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 47,541 number, in 2020.

That places North Macedonia 138th 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, upper secondary education, female in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in North Macedonia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 76,775 number
1971 77,931 number +1.5%
1972 77,306 number -0.8%
1973 75,491 number -2.3%
1974 73,179 number -3.1%
1975 71,096 number -2.8%
1976 69,510 number -2.2%
1977 68,990 number -0.7%
1978 68,877 number -0.2%
1979 69,024 number +0.2%
1980 69,418 number +0.6%
1981 70,187 number +1.1%
1982 71,143 number +1.4%
1983 72,312 number +1.6%
1984 73,299 number +1.4%
1985 73,669 number +0.5%
1986 73,238 number -0.6%
1987 71,795 number -2.0%
1988 69,917 number -2.6%
1989 68,026 number -2.7%
1990 66,458 number -2.3%
1991 65,264 number -1.8%
1992 64,381 number -1.4%
1993 63,866 number -0.8%
1994 63,659 number -0.3%
1995 63,759 number +0.2%
1996 64,182 number +0.7%
1997 64,711 number +0.8%
1998 65,418 number +1.1%
1999 66,159 number +1.1%
2000 66,721 number +0.8%
2001 66,945 number +0.3%
2002 66,756 number -0.3%
2003 66,264 number -0.7%
2004 65,631 number -1.0%
2005 65,017 number -0.9%
2006 64,465 number -0.8%
2007 63,964 number -0.8%
2008 63,504 number -0.7%
2009 62,916 number -0.9%
2010 61,990 number -1.5%
2011 60,630 number -2.2%
2012 58,712 number -3.2%
2013 56,382 number -4.0%
2014 53,957 number -4.3%
2015 51,805 number -4.0%
2016 50,106 number -3.3%
2017 49,111 number -2.0%
2018 48,539 number -1.2%
2019 48,106 number -0.9%
2020 47,541 number -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 72,818 number 68,877 number 77,931 number 10
1980s 71,300 number 68,026 number 73,669 number 10
1990s 64,786 number 63,659 number 66,458 number 10
2000s 65,218 number 62,916 number 66,945 number 10
2010s 53,934 number 48,106 number 61,990 number 10
2020s 47,541 number 47,541 number 47,541 number 1

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 135 Albania 56,428 number compare
  2. 136 Puerto Rico 54,296 number compare
  3. 137 Namibia 48,294 number compare
  4. 139 Armenia 47,317 number compare
  5. 140 Oman 47,302 number compare
  6. 141 Jamaica 46,575 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in North Macedonia?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in North Macedonia was 47,541 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 77,931 number in 1971.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 47,541 number in 2020.
How does North Macedonia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
North Macedonia ranks 138th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.