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Primary completion rate — North Macedonia

Primary completion rate in North Macedonia in 2023 — 95.76%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 137. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 0.75 pp.

2023 95.76% +2.35 pp vs 2022
World rank 71of 137
Period maximum 101.4%2000
Period minimum 90.41%2020

Trend over time

1993–2023 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — North Macedonia, 1993–20239095100105199319961999200220052008201120142017202020231993: 95.02%1994: 97.23%1995: 96.23%1996: 98.89%1997: 98.88%1998: 101.01%1999: 100.17%2000: 101.4%2001: 100.23%2002: 98.74%2003: 95.83%2004: 97.4%2005: 95.83%2006: 95.82%2007: 94.88%2008: 98.36%2009: 95.88%2013: 97.93%2014: 95.44%2015: 95.63%2017: 94.15%2018: 94.16%2019: 91.15%2020: 90.41%2021: 91.63%2022: 93.41%2023: 95.76%
Change over the period: +0.75 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

North Macedonia 95.76%
World 87.32%
Europe & Central Asia 98.1%
Southern Europe computed 98.98%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 98.28%
Primary completion rate — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 95.76 +2.35 pp
2022 93.41 +1.78 pp
2021 91.63 +1.22 pp
2020 90.41 −0.74 pp
2019 91.15 −3.01 pp
2018 94.16 +0.01 pp
2017 94.15 —
2015 95.63 +0.19 pp
2014 95.44 −2.49 pp
2013 97.93 —
2009 95.88 −2.48 pp
2008 98.36 +3.48 pp
2007 94.88 −0.95 pp
2006 95.82 −0.01 pp
2005 95.83 −1.58 pp
2004 97.4 +1.57 pp
2003 95.83 −2.91 pp
2002 98.74 −1.49 pp
2001 100.23 −1.17 pp
2000 101.4 +1.23 pp
1999 100.17 −0.84 pp
1998 101.01 +2.13 pp
1997 98.88 −0.01 pp
1996 98.89 +2.66 pp
1995 96.23 −1 pp
1994 97.23 +2.22 pp
1993 95.02 —

Southern Europe, 2023

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

GI Gibraltar 107.71 ME Montenegro 106.73 PT Portugal 104.52 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.52 HR Croatia 100.52 GR Greece 99.91 ES Spain 99.56 SI Slovenia 97.42 IT Italy 97.36 MT Malta 97.1 SM San Marino 96.12 MK North Macedonia 95.76 AL Albania 95.14 AD Andorra 69.42
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About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

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

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