School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 2.68 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in North Macedonia, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in North Macedonia is 2.68 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in North Macedonia peaked at 2.68 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7715 years, in 1991.
North Macedonia ranks 82nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8789 years | — |
| 1976 | 0.9895 years | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 1.26 years | +27.6% |
| 1982 | 1.24 years | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.2 years | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.17 years | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.13 years | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.09 years | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 1.02 years | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9891 years | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9304 years | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8506 years | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7715 years | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7967 years | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7953 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8452 years | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9088 years | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9171 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9483 years | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9817 years | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.08 years | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 1.13 years | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.22 years | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 1.35 years | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.43 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.51 years | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.48 years | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.77 years | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 2 years | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 2.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.92 years | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 2 years | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.95 years | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.98 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.11 years | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 2.16 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.15 years | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.12 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.57 years | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 2.68 years | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9342 years | 0.8789 years | 0.9895 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.11 years | 0.9304 years | 1.26 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8894 years | 0.7715 years | 1.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 years | 1.13 years | 2.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 years | 1.92 years | 2.17 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.37 years | 2.12 years | 2.68 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, tertiary, both sexes in North Macedonia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in North Macedonia was 2.68 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7715 years in 1991.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- North Macedonia ranks 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release