Years of schooling in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Years of schooling was 10.23 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.23
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 192 countries
All-time high
11.69
in 2018
All-time low
4.6
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in North Macedonia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 10.23 for years of schooling in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in North Macedonia peaked at 11.69 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 1990.
That places North Macedonia 87th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.49 | 4.6 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.85 | 6.68 | 9.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.59 | 9.4 | 11.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.23 | 10.23 | 10.23 | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More education data for North Macedonia
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.3% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 7,723 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.47 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in North Macedonia?
- Years of schooling in North Macedonia was 10.23 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.69 in 2018.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 1990.
- How does North Macedonia rank for years of schooling?
- North Macedonia ranks 87th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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