Education in Southwest Region, North Macedonia: official figures
The Southwest Region had 123 primary schools in the 2023/24 school year, 1 fewer than in 2021/22, out of 955 in the country.
How big are primary schools in the Southwest Region?
Primary schools in the Southwest Region averaged 131 pupils each in 2023/24, against 191 nationally, and the region held 8.9% of all primary pupils.
Source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia · saved copyHow many pupils per teacher are there in the Southwest Region?
There were 7 primary pupils per teacher in the Southwest Region in 2023/24 and 9 upper-secondary pupils per teacher, against national ratios of 10 and 10.
Source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in the Southwest Region?
The Southwest Region had 14 upper-secondary schools in 2023/24, teaching 9.3% of the country's secondary pupils.
Source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia · saved copyHow many university graduates are there in the Southwest Region?
623 students from the Southwest Region graduated from higher education in 2023, 3.5 per 1,000 residents against 3.8 nationally; in 2021 the region had 658 graduates.
Source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia · saved copyHow many children go to kindergarten in the Southwest Region?
26.2% of children aged 0-5 in the Southwest Region attended a kindergarten or early-development centre in 2023, up from 16.8% in 2021 and 6.9 points lower than the national 33.1%.
Source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia · saved copyHow Southwest Region compares with other statistical regions
Children aged 0-5 in kindergartens (%) (2023)
Southwest Region ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 0-5 in kindergartens (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vardar Region | 47.4% |
| 3 | Skopje Region | 38.7% |
| 4 | Southeast Region | 37.4% |
| 5 | Pelagonia Region | 32.8% |
| 6 | Southwest Region | 26.2% |
| 7 | Northeast Region | 19.4% |
| 8 | Polog Region | 14.1% |
Higher-education graduates per 1,000 residents (2023)
Southwest Region ranks 5 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Higher-education graduates per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Skopje Region | 4.3 |
| 3 | Polog Region | 3.8 |
| 4 | Northeast Region | 3.7 |
| 5 | Southwest Region | 3.5 |
| 6 | Vardar Region | 3.3 |
| 7 | East Region | 3.3 |
| 8 | Southeast Region | 2.5 |
Primary pupils per teacher (2023/24)
Southwest Region ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vardar Region | 10 |
| 3 | Pelagonia Region | 9 |
| 4 | Northeast Region | 9 |
| 5 | East Region | 8 |
| 6 | Southeast Region | 8 |
| 7 | Polog Region | 8 |
| 8 | Southwest Region | 7 |
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Sources
- State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia: Regions of the Republic of North Macedonia, 2024, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 80909f4d17cd…)
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