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Education · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
North Macedonia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 31.0% (2020), 140th of 176 in the world and 48th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 96.3% (2023), 137th of 191 in the world and 46th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 95.8% (2023), 76th of 168 in the world and 34th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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Education: North Macedonia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 31.0%2020 | 140/176 | 48/51 | 28.5% | 24.2% | 31.0% | +6.8 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 96.3%2023 | 137/191 | 46/53 | 101.6% | 92.3% | 93.4% | −0.7 ppsince 2013 | 99.9% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 95.8%2023 | 76/168 | 34/47 | 101.4% | 95.9%2009 | 90.4% | −2.2 ppsince 2013 | 98.1% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 90.1%2023 | 104/176 | 46/53 | 83.6% | 85.4% | 82.4% | +6.3 ppsince 2013 | 103.3% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 93.0%2023 | 75/168 | 39/50 | 94.6% | 91.5% | 88.2% | +1.5 ppsince 2010 | 91.9% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 55.0%2023 | 73/172 | 42/52 | 22.4% | 38.1% | 43.8% | +16.1 ppsince 2013 | 84.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 3.8%2023 | 88/178 | 10/51 | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6.9% | +0.4 ppsince 2013 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 14.92017 | 113/173 | 17/48 | 21.5 | 15.9 | · | −18%since 2007 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 23.4 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+6.8 pp31.0% in 2020
- Secondary enrolment+6.3 pp90.1% in 2023
- Lower secondary completion+1.5 pp93.0% in 2023
- Tertiary enrolment+16.1 pp55.0% in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−2.2 pp95.8% in 2023
- Out-of-school children+0.4 pp3.8% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
North Macedonia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with North Macedonia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | North Macedonia | Greece | Serbia | Bulgaria | Albania | Kosovo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 31.0%2020 | 93.3%2020 | 63.8%2021 | 84.3%2020 | 69.2%2021 | — |
| Primary enrolment | 96.3%2023 | 102.0%2023 | 96.0%2024 | 95.3%2024 | 111.5%2024 | — |
| Primary completion | 95.8%2023 | 99.9%2023 | 96.0%2022 | 94.6%2024 | 107.3%2024 | — |
| Secondary enrolment | 90.1%2023 | 105.2%2023 | 89.8%2024 | 94.8%2024 | 108.4%2024 | — |
| Lower secondary completion | 93.0%2023 | 93.9%2023 | 95.3%2022 | 94.0%2024 | 104.2%2024 | — |
| Tertiary enrolment | 55.0%2023 | 165.1%2023 | 70.6%2024 | 69.5%2024 | 84.1%2024 | — |
| Out-of-school children | 3.8%2023 | 0.1%2023 | 3.3%2024 | 5.9%2024 | 0.5%2024 | — |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.92017 | 9.42017 | 14.32018 | 15.22017 | 17.62018 | — |