North Macedonia's children out of school, primary was 4,151 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 7.29% from 3,869 in 2013 (0.71% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4,151 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 3,842 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 3,869 | 2013 |
| Highest | 14,831 | 1999 |
| Lowest | 66 | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 5,156 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 12,619 | 1998 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, North Macedonia's children out of school, primary rose 28.4% on 2022 (from 3,232 to 4,151).
Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2022), the average change was +46% and a typical year strayed about 131.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 389.4% in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 99.6% in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, North Macedonia had the 24th highest value of the 37 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | 4,151 | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | 9.28 million | 2025 |
Closest to North Macedonia in the 2023 ranking
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 21st of 37: 9,163
- Czechia — 22nd of 37: 4,700
- Japan — 23rd of 37: 4,225
- United Kingdom — 25th of 37: 3,326
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 26th of 37: 2,933
- Portugal — 27th of 37: 2,741
What this measures
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 24 values
| Year | Children out of school, primary |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,151 |
| 2022 | 3,232 |
| 2021 | 8,539 |
| 2020 | 7,961 |
| 2019 | 8,415 |
| 2018 | 3,842 |
| 2017 | 3,332 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | 2,560 |
| 2014 | 4,369 |
| 2013 |
Children out of school, primary in nearby economies
More education data for North Macedonia
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
- School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 55.01% (2023)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.3 (2023)
- School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) — 64.97% (2023)
- School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) — 45.52% (2023)
- Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 50.09% (2023)
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Questions people ask
- What is North Macedonia's children out of school, primary?
- 4,151 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1998?
- It is down 67.11% from 12,619 in 1998 (4.35% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 14,831 in 1999 and the lowest 66 in 2000.
- How does North Macedonia rank?
- 24th highest of 37 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for North Macedonia?
- In 2023, North Macedonia's children out of school, primary rose 28.4% on 2022 (from 3,232 to 4,151). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2022), the average change was +46% and a typical year strayed about 131.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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