Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 4,114 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North Macedonia, 1989–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North Macedonia stood at 4,114 number. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North Macedonia peaked at 4,114 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,961 number, in 1989.
North Macedonia ranks 117th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1,961 number | — |
| 1990 | 2,033 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 2,117 number | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 2,197 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 2,273 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 2,320 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 2,394 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2,493 number | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 2,462 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 2,654 number | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 2,774 number | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 2,737 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2,738 number | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,635 number | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 2,627 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,922 number | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 2,857 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2,774 number | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3,506 number | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 3,847 number | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 3,464 number | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 3,861 number | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 3,662 number | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 3,430 number | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 3,354 number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3,592 number | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 3,980 number | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 4,114 number | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,961 number | 1,961 number | 1,961 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 2,327 number | 2,033 number | 2,654 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,942 number | 2,627 number | 3,847 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,682 number | 3,354 number | 4,114 number | 8 |
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 teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North Macedonia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North Macedonia was 4,114 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,114 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,961 number in 1989.
- How does North Macedonia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- North Macedonia ranks 117th out of 176 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.