Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — North Macedonia

Share of children out of school in North Macedonia in 2023 — 3.79%. Ranked 78 in the world out of 146. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 5.61 pp.

2023 3.79% +0.83 pp vs 2022
World rank 78of 146
Period maximum 10.96%1999
Period minimum 0.05%2000

Trend over time

1998–2023 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — North Macedonia, 1998–20230510151998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 9.4%1999: 10.96%2000: 0.05%2001: 0.26%2002: 0.36%2003: 1.54%2004: 0.88%2005: 1.01%2006: 2.84%2007: 1.71%2008: 4.23%2009: 2.46%2010: 0.32%2012: 2.31%2013: 3.41%2014: 3.87%2015: 2.28%2017: 2.91%2018: 3.34%2019: 7.26%2020: 6.86%2021: 7.36%2022: 2.96%2023: 3.79%
Change over the period: −5.61 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Macedonia

North Macedonia 3.79%
World computed 8.88%
Europe & Central Asia computed 2.72%
Southern Europe computed 1.73%
Share of children out of school — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.79 +0.83 pp
2022 2.96 −4.4 pp
2021 7.36 +0.5 pp
2020 6.86 −0.4 pp
2019 7.26 +3.92 pp
2018 3.34 +0.44 pp
2017 2.91
2015 2.28 −1.59 pp
2014 3.87 +0.46 pp
2013 3.41 +1.1 pp
2012 2.31
2010 0.32 −2.14 pp
2009 2.46 −1.77 pp
2008 4.23 +2.52 pp
2007 1.71 −1.13 pp
2006 2.84 +1.83 pp
2005 1.01 +0.13 pp
2004 0.88 −0.66 pp
2003 1.54 +1.18 pp
2002 0.36 +0.09 pp
2001 0.26 +0.21 pp
2000 0.05 −10.91 pp
1999 10.96 +1.56 pp
1998 9.4

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.