Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 7.78 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in North Macedonia, 1998–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in North Macedonia stood at 7.78. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in North Macedonia peaked at 18.19 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.78, in 2017.
North Macedonia ranks 124th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.28 | 16.38 | 18.19 | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.03 | 11.15 | 16.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.63 | 7.78 | 10.58 | 6 |
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More education data for North Macedonia
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.3% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 7,723 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.5% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.2% (2023)
- Labor force, total 789,369 (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in North Macedonia?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in North Macedonia was 7.78 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.19 in 1998.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.78 in 2017.
- How does North Macedonia rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- North Macedonia ranks 124th out of 137 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.