School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.32 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in North Macedonia, 1989–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in North Macedonia stood at 1.32 GPI.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in North Macedonia peaked at 1.39 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9942 GPI, in 1989.
That places North Macedonia 70th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9942 GPI | — |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.12 GPI | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 1.07 GPI | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 1.12 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.17 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.23 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.25 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.26 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.26 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.29 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.28 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.32 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.35 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.39 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.38 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.38 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.26 GPI | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 1.19 GPI | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.18 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.16 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.26 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.26 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.25 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.32 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.32 GPI | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9942 GPI | 0.9942 GPI | 0.9942 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.18 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1.39 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 7 |
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, gender parity index in North Macedonia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in North Macedonia was 1.32 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 GPI in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9942 GPI in 1989.
- How does North Macedonia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- North Macedonia ranks 70th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.