North Macedonia: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.1% in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.5% in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about 3,813 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 99,408 for 2020. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2014 to 2017 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 2,806, against 5,057 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2017, North Macedonia had the 55th highest value of the 69 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.

Closest to North Macedonia in the 2017 ranking

• Singapore — 52nd of 69: 171,319
• Lesotho — 53rd of 69: 133,639
• Central African Republic — 54th of 69: 132,695
• Eswatini — 56th of 69: 110,271
• Latvia — 57th of 69: 93,459
• Slovenia — 58th of 69: 81,407

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 23 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 248,267 (2018)
• Andorra — 4,025 (2018)
• Armenia — 215,307 (2018)
• Austria — 449,201 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 792,449 (2018)
• Belarus — 566,765 (2018)
• Belgium — 661,906 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 153,157 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 344,423 (2017)
• Croatia — 207,005 (2017)
• Cyprus

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 secondary education, general pupils?

115,834 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 21.74% from 148,007 in 1993 (1.02% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 162,994 in 2001 and the lowest 115,834 in 2017.

How does North Macedonia rank?

55th highest of 69 economies with data for 2017.

Where is North Macedonia's secondary education, general pupils heading?

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about 3,813 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 8 observed years. Extending that straight line gives about 99,408 for 2020. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2014 to 2017 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 2,806, against 5,057 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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