Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex was 50.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in North Macedonia, 1998–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in North Macedonia stood at 50.9. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in North Macedonia peaked at 50.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.3, in 2001.
North Macedonia ranks 46th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.8 | — |
| 1999 | 24 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 17.4 | -27.5% |
| 2001 | 17.3 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 17.7 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 20.9 | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 21 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 22.9 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 24.6 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 26.1 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 28.5 | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 28.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.6 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 21.1 | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 31.3 | +48.3% |
| 2013 | 33.4 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 25.6 | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 34.4 | +34.4% |
| 2016 | 38.3 | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 39.5 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 43.3 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 45.9 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 32.7 | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 37 | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 44.6 | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 48.3 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 50.9 | +5.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +48.3% | 21.1 | 31.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.4 | 22.8 | 24 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.49 | 17.3 | 28.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.24 | 21.1 | 45.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7 | 32.7 | 50.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 43 Liechtenstein 76.6 compare
- 44 Switzerland 73.9 compare
- 45 Türkiye 73.1 compare
- 46 North Macedonia 50.9 compare
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 pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in North Macedonia?
- Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in North Macedonia was 50.9 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3 in 2001.
- How does North Macedonia rank for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- North Macedonia ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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