School life expectancy, secondary, female in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 7.21 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in North Macedonia, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 7.21 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in North Macedonia peaked at 7.33 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.62 years, in 1993.
North Macedonia ranks 43rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.62 years | — |
| 1994 | 5.78 years | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 5.91 years | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 6.01 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 6.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.16 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 6.26 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.58 years | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 6.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.62 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.58 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 6.62 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.78 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 6.84 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.65 years | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 6.63 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.76 years | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 6.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.65 years | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 6.54 years | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.74 years | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 7.33 years | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 7.21 years | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.97 years | 5.62 years | 6.26 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.62 years | 6.58 years | 6.66 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.71 years | 6.54 years | 6.84 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.96 years | 6.55 years | 7.33 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
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 life expectancy, secondary, female in North Macedonia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in North Macedonia was 7.21 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.33 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 years in 1993.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- North Macedonia ranks 43rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release