North Macedonia: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, North Macedonia's secondary education, pupils fell 1.7% on 2022 (from 152,791 to 150,231).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2022), the average change was −0.6% and a typical year strayed about 1.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 1.9% in 1996 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.9% 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 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 2,362 a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 9 observed years.

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 38th highest value of the 51 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 2023 ranking

• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 35th of 51: 226,755
• Singapore — 36th of 51: 163,746
• Slovenia — 37th of 51: 160,956
• Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 39th of 51: 115,828
• Djibouti — 40th of 51: 69,362
• Suriname — 41st of 51: 63,941

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

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

All 28 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 208,738 (2024)
• Andorra — 5,245 (2024)
• Armenia — 290,201 (2024)
• Austria — 706,802 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 1.06 million (2024)
• Belarus — 729,741 (2024)
• Belgium — 1.18 million (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 226,755 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 485,226 (2024)
• Croatia — 325,996 (2023)
• Cyprus — 61,230 (2024)
• Czechia

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, pupils?

150,231 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 25.13% from 200,661 in 1993 (0.96% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 222,081 in 2001 and the lowest 150,231 in 2023.

How does North Macedonia rank?

38th highest of 51 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils unusual for North Macedonia?

In 2023, North Macedonia's secondary education, pupils fell 1.7% on 2022 (from 152,791 to 150,231). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2022), the average change was −0.6% and a typical year strayed about 1.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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.SEC.ENRL, 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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