School enrollment, secondary in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School enrollment, secondary was 90.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in North Macedonia, 1993–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 90.1% for school enrollment, secondary in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in North Macedonia peaked at 91.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 1993.
That places North Macedonia 110th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 71.7% | — |
| 1994 | 74.6% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 76.5% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 78.0% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 80.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 83.6% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 83.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.8% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.3% | 71.7% | 81.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 83.2% | 84.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 82.5% | 85.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 82.4% | 91.5% | 4 |
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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 enrollment, secondary in North Macedonia?
- School enrollment, secondary in North Macedonia was 90.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 1993.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- North Macedonia ranks 110th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.