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Children out of school — North Macedonia

Children out of school in North Macedonia in 2023 — 4,151 people. Ranked 49 in the world out of 148. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 67.1%.

2023 4,151 people +28.43% vs 2022
World rank 49of 148
Period maximum 14,831 people1999
Period minimum 66 people2000

Trend over time

1998–2023 · people

Children out of school — North Macedonia, 1998–202305,00010,00015,0001998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 12,619 people1999: 14,831 people2000: 66 people2001: 323 people2002: 436 people2003: 1,845 people2004: 1,024 people2005: 1,137 people2006: 3,059 people2007: 1,765 people2008: 5,304 people2009: 3,007 people2010: 383 people2012: 2,668 people2013: 3,869 people2014: 4,369 people2015: 2,560 people2017: 3,332 people2018: 3,842 people2019: 8,415 people2020: 7,961 people2021: 8,539 people2022: 3,232 people2023: 4,151 people
Change over the period: −8,468 (−67.11%) Average annual rate: -4.35 %

Comparison, 2023

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

North Macedonia 4,151 people
World computed 44.51M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 1.09M people
Southern Europe computed 120,947 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.96M people
Children out of school — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 4,151 +919 +28.43%
2022 3,232 −5,307 −62.15%
2021 8,539 +578 +7.26%
2020 7,961 −454 −5.4%
2019 8,415 +4,573 +119.03%
2018 3,842 +510 +15.31%
2017 3,332 — —
2015 2,560 −1,809 −41.41%
2014 4,369 +500 +12.92%
2013 3,869 +1,201 +45.01%
2012 2,668 — —
2010 383 −2,624 −87.26%
2009 3,007 −2,297 −43.31%
2008 5,304 +3,539 +200.51%
2007 1,765 −1,294 −42.3%
2006 3,059 +1,922 +169.04%
2005 1,137 +113 +11.04%
2004 1,024 −821 −44.5%
2003 1,845 +1,409 +323.17%
2002 436 +113 +34.98%
2001 323 +257 +389.39%
2000 66 −14,765 −99.55%
1999 14,831 +2,212 +17.53%
1998 12,619 — —

Southern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AD Andorra 8 GI Gibraltar 62 ME Montenegro 80 SM San Marino 104 GR Greece 622 MT Malta 738 SI Slovenia 1,904 HR Croatia 2,642 PT Portugal 2,741 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,933 MK North Macedonia 4,151 AL Albania 17,039 ES Spain 35,806 IT Italy 52,117
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About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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

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