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.