Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population was 55.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in North Macedonia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 55.8 for pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 203.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in North Macedonia peaked at 55.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.4, in 2014.
That places North Macedonia 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 39.2 | — |
| 2014 | 18.4 | -53.1% |
| 2015 | 42.2 | +129.3% |
| 2016 | 39.8 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 45.7 | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 47.5 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 50.1 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 34.9 | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 40.8 | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 49.8 | +22.1% |
| 2023 | 52.4 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 55.8 | +6.5% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 55.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.4, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.41 | 18.4 | 50.1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 46.74 | 34.9 | 55.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 40 Estonia 92.6 compare
- 41 Montenegro 83.9 compare
- 42 Romania 82.5 compare
- 43 North Macedonia 55.8 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 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in North Macedonia?
- Pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in North Macedonia was 55.8 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4 in 2014.
- How does North Macedonia rank for pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- North Macedonia ranks 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.3%. 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 5 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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