Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2008
All-time low
0.6%
in 2006
Years of data
18
1999–2020

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in North Macedonia, 1999–2020

00.20.40.60.81999200920201999: 0.587 % of population with low education2002: 0.608 % of population with low education2003: 0.617 % of population with low education2004: 0.594 % of population with low education2005: 0.567 % of population with low education2006: 0.559 % of population with low education2007: 0.805 % of population with low education2008: 0.806 % of population with low education2011: 0.801 % of population with low education2012: 0.798 % of population with low education2013: 0.797 % of population with low education2014: 0.805 % of population with low education2015: 0.802 % of population with low education2016: 0.79 % of population with low education2017: 0.789 % of population with low education2018: 0.785 % of population with low education2019: 0.774 % of population with low education2020: 0.769 % of population with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in North Macedonia is 0.8%, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in North Macedonia peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2006.

North Macedonia ranks 11th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in North Macedonia, 1999 to 2020.
Year % of population with low education Change
1999 0.6%
2002 0.6% +3.4%
2003 0.6% +1.6%
2004 0.6% -3.7%
2005 0.6% -4.5%
2006 0.6% -1.5%
2007 0.8% +44.1%
2008 0.8% +0.1%
2011 0.8% -0.6%
2012 0.8% -0.4%
2013 0.8% -0.1%
2014 0.8% +0.9%
2015 0.8% -0.4%
2016 0.8% -1.4%
2017 0.8% -0.1%
2018 0.8% -0.5%
2019 0.8% -1.4%
2020 0.8% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 7
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 8 Mongolia 0.8% compare
  2. 9 Thailand 0.8% compare
  3. 10 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  4. 12 China 0.7% compare
  5. 13 Egypt 0.7% compare
  6. 14 Montenegro 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in North Macedonia?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in North Macedonia was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
How does North Macedonia rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
North Macedonia ranks 11th out of 108 countries with data for 2020.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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