Teachers in primary education, female (number) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 6,289 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in North Macedonia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 6,289 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in North Macedonia peaked at 6,289 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,843 number, in 1998.
North Macedonia ranks 140th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3,843 number | — |
| 1999 | 3,900 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 3,924 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3,914 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3,931 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3,980 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3,930 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3,954 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3,855 number | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3,986 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 5,105 number | +28.1% |
| 2009 | 5,318 number | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 5,459 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 5,532 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 5,677 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5,738 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5,820 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 6,125 number | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 6,073 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6,120 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 6,289 number | +2.8% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 6,289 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 27% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 6,289 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 24% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +28.1% | 3,986 number | 5,105 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,872 number | 3,843 number | 3,900 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,190 number | 3,855 number | 5,318 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,870 number | 5,459 number | 6,289 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.47 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.21 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,794 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,086 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,978 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 150,231 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 105,461 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8051 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in North Macedonia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in North Macedonia was 6,289 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,289 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,843 number in 1998.
- How does North Macedonia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- North Macedonia ranks 140th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.