Education in North Macedonia

The Constitution of North Macedonia mandates free and compulsory primary and secondary education in the Republic of North Macedonia, and the Law on Primary Education specifies that all children from 6 to 15 years of age attend school for a compulsory 9 years. The Law on High School Education specifies that all adolescents from the ages of 15–19 must attend high school for 4 years (or 3 years—depending on the type of school).

In 1996, the gross primary enrolment rate was 99.1 per cent and the net primary enrolment rate was 95.3 per cent. Dropout rates for girls in primary and secondary school are high, particularly among ethnic Roma children.