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.
The figure is 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.
That places North Macedonia 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 50.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.45, 53% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,909 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1557 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.25 (2100)
- Population density 34.22 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 28,904 (2100)
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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