School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 31.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in North Macedonia, 1993–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in North Macedonia stood at 31.0%.
The figure is down 25.9% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in North Macedonia peaked at 41.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2008.
North Macedonia ranks 151st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22.4% | — |
| 1994 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | -41.7% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -25.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -41.7% | 37.2% | 21.7% |
| 2020 | -25.9% | 41.9% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.5% | 22.4% | 26.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 21.7% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 24.2% | 41.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 31.0% | 31.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.47 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.21 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,794 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,086 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,978 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 150,231 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 105,461 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8051 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in North Macedonia?
- School enrollment, preprimary in North Macedonia was 31.0% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2008.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- North Macedonia ranks 151st out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.