Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Children in formal: % over the population of each age group was 78 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in North Macedonia, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 78 for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in North Macedonia peaked at 96.9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 78, in 2024.
North Macedonia ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 95.1 | — |
| 2011 | 96.9 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 83.8 | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 90 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 94.1 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 93.9 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 91 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 89.7 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 91.2 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 87 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 93.7 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 92.3 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 85.6 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 82.5 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 78 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.27 | 83.8 | 96.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.42 | 78 | 93.7 | 5 |
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More population data for North Macedonia
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.82 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.82 million (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 142.72 (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 16,061 (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 73.3 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 1.82 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 16,061 (2024)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.44 (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 1,393 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 9.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in North Macedonia?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in North Macedonia was 78 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9 in 2011.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- North Macedonia ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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