North Macedonia's secondary education, teachers (% female) was 62.05% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 4.74 percentage points from 57.31% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 62.05% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 59.94% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 57.31% | 2013 |
| Highest | 62.05% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 44.86% | 1998 |
| Average since 2014 | 59.98% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 44.86% | 1998 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, North Macedonia's secondary education, teachers (% female) rose 1.18 percentage points on 2022 (from 60.87% to 62.05%).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2022), the average change was +0.67 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.89 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above 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 4.43 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.59 percentage points in 2021. 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 upward, about 0.4 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 93% of the movement over 10 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 19th highest value of the 36 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 | 62.05% | 2023 |
| World | 56.43% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 68.22% | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 60.48% | 2024 |
Closest to North Macedonia in the 2023 ranking
- Belgium — 16th of 36: 63.96%
- United States — 17th of 36: 62.81%
- Nicaragua — 18th of 36: 62.54%
- South Africa — 20th of 36: 60.48%
- Tunisia — 21st of 36: 56.62%
- West Bank and Gaza — 22nd of 36: 56.09%
What this measures
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 26 values
| Year | Secondary education, teachers (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 62.05 |
| 2022 | 60.87 |
| 2021 | 60.63 |
| 2020 | 61.22 |
| 2019 | 60.18 |
| 2018 | 59.94 |
| 2017 | 59.34 |
| 2016 | 58.79 |
| 2015 | 58.79 |
| 2014 | 58.03 |
| 2013 |
Secondary education, teachers (% female) 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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is North Macedonia's secondary education, teachers (% female)?
- 62.05% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1998?
- It is up 17.19 percentage points from 44.86% in 1998. The highest value was 62.05% in 2023 and the lowest 44.86% in 1998.
- How does North Macedonia rank?
- 19th highest of 36 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers (% female) unusual for North Macedonia?
- In 2023, North Macedonia's secondary education, teachers (% female) rose 1.18 percentage points on 2022 (from 60.87% to 62.05%). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2022), the average change was +0.67 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.89 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above 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.TCHR.FE.ZS, 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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