Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 45.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in North Macedonia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in North Macedonia is 45.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in North Macedonia peaked at 45.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2008.
That places North Macedonia 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 21.8% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 24.6% | 40.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 29.2% | 45.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.3% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 7,723 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.47 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in North Macedonia?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in North Macedonia was 45.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2008.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- North Macedonia ranks 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.