School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.28 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia is 11.28 years, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia peaked at 11.36 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.75 years, in 1993.
North Macedonia ranks 114th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.75 years | — |
| 1994 | 9.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 9.94 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 10.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 10.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 10.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 10.22 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 10.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 10.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.18 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 10.15 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 10.11 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.06 years | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.7 years | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 10.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 10.83 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 10.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 11.2 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 11.36 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.28 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.01 years | 9.75 years | 10.22 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.28 years | 10.06 years | 10.7 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.05 years | 10.83 years | 11.36 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 111 Philippines 11.34 years compare
- 112 British Virgin Islands 11.31 years compare
- 113 Russian Federation 11.31 years compare
- 115 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.27 years compare
- 116 Belarus 11.22 years compare
- 117 Nicaragua 11.15 years compare
More education data for North Macedonia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in North Macedonia was 11.28 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.36 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.75 years in 1993.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- North Macedonia ranks 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.