Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia stood at 1 index.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia peaked at 1.01 index in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9393 index, in 1996.
North Macedonia ranks 65th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9654 index | — |
| 1994 | 0.9454 index | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9479 index | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9393 index | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9495 index | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9631 index | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9817 index | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9981 index | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9948 index | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9959 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9974 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9958 index | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9964 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9975 index | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.998 index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.995 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.996 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.994 index | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9999 index | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.956 index | 0.9393 index | 0.9817 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9989 index | 0.9948 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9997 index | 0.994 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in North Macedonia was 1 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2002.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9393 index in 1996.
- How does North Macedonia rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- North Macedonia ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.