School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.3 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia stood at 1.3 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia peaked at 1.32 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9723 GPIA, in 1989.
North Macedonia ranks 70th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9723 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.9837 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.22 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.24 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.23 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.26 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.21 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.17 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.25 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.28 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.32 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9723 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.11 GPIA | 0.9837 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia was 1.3 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9723 GPIA in 1989.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- North Macedonia ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release