Global Japanese Data Rankings

	North Macedonia
% of those who use cannabis	6.60% (2017) [32/122 countries]
% of those who use cocaine	0.81% (2017) [35/98 countries]
% of those who use amphetamines	0.06% (2017) [87/99 countries]
% of those who use ecstasy	0.80% (2017) [22/93 countries]

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	North Macedonia
Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023)	123 [106/190 countries]
Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021)	16,902 [148/192 countries]
% of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023)	42.50% [21/185 countries]
% of MPs 40 years of age or younger (As of February 16, 2023)	33.33% [21/143 countries]

	North Macedonia
General government expenditures as % of GDP (2022)	35.0% [74/189 countries]
General government primary net lending/borrowing as % of GDP (2022)	-4.02% [149/180 countries]
General government gross debt as % of GDP (2022)	54% [100/185 countries]

	North Macedonia
Population (ten thousands) (2021)	206.5 [147/216 countries]
Popuation growth (annual) (2021)	-0.4% [181/217 countries]
Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021)	1.5% [187/217 countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population (2021)	16.2% [158/193 countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population (2021)	68.9% [24/193 countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population (2021)	14.9% [52/193 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years) (2020)	75.7 [81/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) (2020)	77.9 [91/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) (2020)	73.6 [77/199 countries]

	North Macedonia
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020)	1.30 [188/200 countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020)	9.2 [179/204 countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017)	7 [154/183 countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020)	5.2 [147/193 countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020)	6 [143/194 countries]

	North Macedonia
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020)	4.1% [137/154 countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020)	10.0% [29/154 countries]
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15?49 years subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime (%) (2018)	13% [143/151 countries]

	North Macedonia
Voter turnout in the national election	52.0% (2020) [142/199 countries]

	North Macedonia
Evaluation of control of corruption (0-100) (2021)	43.3 [119/209 countries]

	North Macedonia
General government revenues as % of GDP (2022)	30% [78/189 countries]

	North Macedonia
International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population) (2020)	6.3% [113/231 countries]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (2019)	354 [133/164 countries]

	North Macedonia
GDP (current US$, billions) (2021)	13.889 [135/192 countries]
GDP per capita (current US$) (2021)	6,714 [92/192 countries]
GDP per capita (PPP, current international$) (2021)	17,986 [78/192 countries]
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) (2021)	6,130 [82/173 countries]

	North Macedonia
Price level index - Gross Domestic Product [= the whole national economy] (OECD=100) (2017)	40 [48/49 countries]
Price level index - Food (OECD=100) (2017)	56 [49/49 countries]
Price level index - Bread and cereals (OECD=100) (2017)	53 [47/49 countries]
Price level index - Meat (OECD=100) (2017)	61 [47/49 countries]
Price level index - Fish (OECD=100) (2017)	64 [48/49 countries]
Price level index - Milk, cheese and eggs (OECD=100) (2017)	65 [48/49 countries]
Price level index - Fruits, vegetables, potatoes (OECD=100) (2017)	49 [48/49 countries]
Price level index - Non-alcoholic beverages (OECD=100) (2017)	62 [49/49 countries]
Price level index - Alcoholic beverages (OECD=100) (2017)	63 [46/49 countries]
Price level index - Tobacco (OECD=100) (2017)	31 [47/49 countries]
Price level index - Clothing and footwear (OECD=100) (2017)	77 [45/49 countries]
Price level index - Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (OECD=100) (2017)	33 [43/49 countries]
Price level index - Hospital services (OECD=100) (2017)	16 [41/49 countries]
Price level index - Transport (OECD=100) (2017)	69 [47/49 countries]
Price level index - Communication (OECD=100) (2017)	48 [44/49 countries]
Price level index - Recreation and culture (OECD=100) (2017)	47 [49/49 countries]
Price level index - Education (OECD=100) (2017)	18 [44/49 countries]
Price level index - Restaurants and hotels (OECD=100) (2017)	42 [48/49 countries]
Price level index - Construction (OECD=100) (2017)	32 [48/49 countries]

	North Macedonia
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) (2020)	3.46 [44/121 countries]

	North Macedonia
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	13.9% [104/187 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	13.9% [104/187 countries]
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (2019)	31.1% [14/187 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of the parents who often read books to their child before they began primary school (2019)	41.3% [34/53 countries]
% of the parents who often told stories to their child before they began primary school (2019)	58.8% [16/53 countries]
% of the parents who often sang songs to their child before they began primary school (2019)	62.9% [14/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played with alphabet toys with their child before they began primary school (2019)	58.0% [7/53 countries]
% of the parents who often talked about things to their child before they began primary school (2019)	59.2% [32/53 countries]
% of the parents who often talked about what they had read to their child before they began primary school (2019)	49.4% [7/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played word games with their child before they began primary school (2019)	54.6% [3/53 countries]
% of the parents who often wrote letters or words to their child before they began primary school (2019)	59.7% [9/53 countries]
% of the parents who often read aloud signs and labels to their child before they began primary school (2019)	42.2% [36/53 countries]
% of the parents who often sang counting songs to their child before they began primary school (2019)	35.1% [30/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played with number toys with their child before they began primary school (2019)	55.1% [5/53 countries]
% of the parents who often counted different things to their child before they began primary school (2019)	65.4% [21/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played games involving shapes with their child before they began primary school (2019)	54.4% [31/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played with building blocks or construction toys with their child before they began primary school (2019)	62.6% [28/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played board or card games with their child before they began primary school (2019)	48.9% [18/53 countries]
% of the parents who often wrote numbers to their child before they began primary school (2019)	68.6% [6/53 countries]
% of the parents who often drew shapes to their child before they began primary school (2019)	60.4% [9/53 countries]
% of the parents who often measured or weighed things with their child before they began primary school (2019)	27.5% [2/53 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of the children who could recognize most of the letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school (2019)	53.7% [26/53 countries]
% of the children who could read some words very well when they began primary school (2019)	28.9% [37/53 countries]
% of the children who could read sentences very well when they began primary school (2019)	18.4% [34/53 countries]
% of the children who could read a story very well when they began primary school (2019)	11.0% [37/53 countries]
% of the children who could write letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school (2019)	51.5% [15/53 countries]
% of the children who could write his/her name very well when they began primary school (2019)	73.6% [21/53 countries]
% of the children who could write words other than his/her name very well when they began primary school (2019)	40.9% [15/53 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of Grade 8 students who have their own room (2011)	83.2% [11/41 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of the children who could count by himself/ herself up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	39.5% [17/53 countries]
% of the children who could recognize written numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	34.7% [18/53 countries]
% of the children who could write numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	33.0% [16/53 countries]
% of the children who could do simple addition up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	75.4% [32/53 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of Grade 4 students who have their own room (2019)	74.2% [23/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who have internet connection at home (2019)	89.0% [32/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who have their own mobile phone (2019)	81.8% [18/57 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of Grade 4 students who are absent from school once a week (2019)	19.8% [11/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	26.2% [45/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	31.0% [17/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2019)	76.6% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2019)	82.6% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2019)	88.3% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them (2019)	91.2% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school (2019)	90.6% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made fun of them or called them names (2019)	35.5% [47/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students left them out of games or activities (2019)	34.2% [43/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2019)	30.0% [46/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students stole something from them (2019)	19.9% [37/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose (2019)	22.2% [32/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students hit or hurt them (2019)	33.2% [42/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2019)	19.7% [40/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online (2019)	15.3% [21/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online (2019)	13.3% [11/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online (2019)	8.8% [12/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students threatened them (2019)	18.3% [37/57 countries]

	North Macedonia
Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade (2019)	472 [44/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson (2019)	66.9% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics (2019)	79.1% [7/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics (2019)	18.0% [18/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring (2019)	11.8% [34/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics (2019)	83.7% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much (2019)	81.4% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers (2019)	80.4% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems (2019)	69.1% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons (2019)	67.9% [8/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	71.4% [7/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons (2019)	82.9% [2/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	89.6% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons (2019)	92.4% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics (2019)	96.4% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons (2019)	93.8% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	92.0% [4/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that students donft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	19.9% [30/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	19.8% [46/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	21.9% [13/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost everymathematics lesson (2019)	23.3% [39/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	17.9% [45/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	47.0% [9/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics (2019)	70.4% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	15.6% [27/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at mathematics (2019)	12.1% [29/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics (2019)	70.9% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous (2019)	10.5% [36/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems (2019)	51.5% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics (2019)	63.7% [4/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	13.4% [42/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused (2019)	14.0% [29/57 countries]

	North Macedonia
Average score of science achievement of 4th grade (2019)	426 [50/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week (2019)	40.2% [19/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science (2019)	72.4% [16/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science (2019)	15.2% [20/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is boring (2019)	16.6% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science (2019)	82.1% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like science very much (2019)	76.1% [14/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work (2019)	77.5% [20/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to learning science (2019)	67.6% [13/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work (2019)	77.5% [20/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	61.9% [17/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons (2019)	76.9% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons (2019)	90.2% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons (2019)	91.8% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science (2019)	94.8% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons (2019)	92.1% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons (2019)	91.2% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science (2019)	70.6% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	16.4% [12/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at science (2019)	13.3% [14/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science (2019)	69.1% [7/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science (2019)	65.4% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	13.7% [20/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused (2019)	14.6% [14/57 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months (2019)	14.8% [30/52 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months (2019)	8.8% [23/52 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their childfs school does a good job including them in their childfs education (2019)	70.0% [17/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school provides a safe environment (2019)	70.7% [26/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their childfs school cares about their child's progress in school (2019)	76.5% [14/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job informing them of his/her progress (2019)	84.7% [4/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school promotes high academic standards (2019)	43.5% [33/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in reading (2019)	86.9% [3/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in mathematics (2019)	83.8% [4/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in science (2019)	81.3% [3/52 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree (2019)	76.7% [20/52 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2011)	81.7% [24/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2011)	87.9% [15/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2011)	91.4% [6/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2011)	48.6% [19/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students stole something from them (2011)	29.3% [26/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2011)	15.7% [26/41 countries]

	North Macedonia
Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) (2018)	392.67 [67/76 countries]
Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) (2015)	352 [69/72 countries]
Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) (2000)	373 [38/41 countries]
Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) (2018)	394.45 [66/77 countries]
Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) (2015)	371 [68/72 countries]
Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) (2000)	381 [37/41 countries]
Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) (2018)	413.04 [63/77 countries]
Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) (2015)	384 [69/72 countries]
Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) (2000)	401 [36/41 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of 15-year-old students who have a computer they can use for school work in their home (2018)	87.5% [40/79 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have classic literature in their home (2018)	40.2% [55/79 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have books of poetry in their home (2018)	59.4% [19/79 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have works of art (e.g. paintings) in their home (2018)	60.9% [38/79 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get a good job (2018)	85.0% [28/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get into a good college (2018)	88.1% [28/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school is important (2018)	87.3% [27/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who find satisfaction in working as hard as they can (2018)	81.6% [26/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who persist until a task is finished once they start (2018)	79.9% [13/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who enjoy doing things when they improve on their past performance (2018)	87.5% [20/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who would rather keep struggling to master something if they are not good at than move on to something they may be good at (2018)	80.8% [8/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who worry about what others think of when they are failing (2018)	48.7% [47/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who are afraid that they might not have enough talent when they are failing (2018)	45.3% [55/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who doubt their plans for the future when they are failing (2018)	51.6% [32/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that they canft change their intelligence very much (2018)	72.9% [1/78 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who enjoy working in situations involving competition with others (2018)	79.4% [2/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who agree that it is important for them to perform better than other people on a task (2018)	76.2% [10/79 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of 15-year-olds who try harder when they are in competition with other people (2018)	74.3% [30/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value competition (2018)	52.3% [24/78 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students are competing with each other (2018)	54.6% [22/78 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that competing with each other is important (2018)	53.6% [14/78 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students feel that they are being compared with others (2018)	54.7% [22/78 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of 15-year-olds who think that their life has clear meaning or purpose (2018)	81.6% [14/74 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who have discovered a satisfactory meaning in life (2018)	76.7% [9/74 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who have a clear sense of what gives meaning to their life (2018)	82.0% [7/74 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of 15-year-olds who always feel happy (2018)	59.8% [6/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel scared (2018)	2.4% [60/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel lively (2018)	56.1% [3/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel miserable (2018)	3.0% [62/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel proud (2018)	38.6% [7/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel afraid (2018)	3.7% [62/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel joyful (2018)	54.8% [7/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel sad (2018)	3.8% [64/73 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of 15-year olds who usually manage one way or another (2018)	79.0% [50/78 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel proud that they have accomplished things (2018)	85.9% [22/78 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel that they can handle many things at a time (2018)	79.1% [1/78 countries]

	North Macedonia
% of 15-year olds who think that their parents support their educational efforts and achievements (2018)	88.2% [14/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who think that their parents support them when they are facing difficulties at school (2018)	88.1% [6/77 countries]

	North Macedonia
Daily newspapers: number of titles (2004)	10 [68/153 countries]
Daily newspapers: Number of titles per 1 million inhabitants (2004)	4.93 [43/154 countries]
Daily newspapers: Total average circulation (2004)	180,191 [51/82 countries]

	North Macedonia
E-Government Development Index (2020)	0.7083 [71/193 countries]
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.8333 [38/193 countries]
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.7412 [58/193 countries]
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.7395 [97/193 countries]

	North Macedonia
Surface area (square km) (2020)	25,710 [146/215 countries]
Land area (sq. km) (2020)	25,220 [145/216 countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area) (2020)	50.0% [57/209 countries]
Forest area (sq. km) (2020)	10,015 [124/209 countries]
Forest area (% of land area) (2020)	39.7% [78/209 countries]
Coastline (km) (2019)	0 [186/230 countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) (1961-1990)	9.8 [150/191 countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) (2019)	619 [129/182 countries]