Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia is 1 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia peaked at 1 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9861 index, in 1981.
That places North Macedonia 110th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9861 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9868 index | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9873 index | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9877 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9885 index | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9891 index | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9899 index | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9903 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9909 index | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9919 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9926 index | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9933 index | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9941 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9946 index | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.995 index | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9952 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9956 index | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9958 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9959 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9958 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9958 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9958 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9959 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9961 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9964 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9968 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9973 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9974 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9976 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9977 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9979 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9983 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9987 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9991 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9993 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9995 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9997 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 index | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 1 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 1 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9885 index | 0.9861 index | 0.9909 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9944 index | 0.9919 index | 0.9959 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9965 index | 0.9958 index | 0.9976 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.999 index | 0.9977 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More gender data for North Macedonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 262.64 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,500 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,500 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,412 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,892 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 8,363 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9861 index in 1981.
- How does North Macedonia rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- North Macedonia ranks 110th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.