School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 7.21 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in North Macedonia, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in North Macedonia is 7.21 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in North Macedonia peaked at 7.32 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.74 years, in 1993.
That places North Macedonia 42nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.74 years | — |
| 1994 | 5.97 years | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 6.12 years | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 6.24 years | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 6.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.4 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 6.51 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.69 years | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 6.74 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.72 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.69 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.66 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.73 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.72 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.73 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.83 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.7 years | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.7 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.8 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.71 years | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 6.6 years | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.73 years | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 7.32 years | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 7.21 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.18 years | 5.74 years | 6.51 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.71 years | 6.66 years | 6.74 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.76 years | 6.6 years | 6.9 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.96 years | 6.6 years | 7.32 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 39 Martinique 7.22 years
- 40 Serbia 7.22 years compare
- 41 Uruguay 7.21 years compare
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.18 years compare
- 44 Kazakhstan 7.16 years compare
- 45 Portugal 7.13 years compare
More education data for North Macedonia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in North Macedonia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in North Macedonia was 7.21 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.32 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 years in 1993.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- North Macedonia ranks 42nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release