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.

[2] Dropout rates for girls in primary and secondary school are high, particularly among ethnic Roma children.

[2] Because of the Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union, the State is required to adhere to the Bologna process, which entails a homogenisation of the educational system.

The language of "specially designed working packages for overcoming the key challenges" was seeded as early as 2016.

[4] Educational diversity is particularly threatened by the EU's modernisation process, as detailed by the British Council success stories of 2014: a reduction of vocations from 24 to 14, and occupational profiles from 64 to 45.