Republic of North Macedonia education sector analysis

The education sector analysis consists of a critical analysis of the whole education sector, providing an overview of progress and achievements, while focusing on efficiency: looking at how the system transforms its education inputs into outcomes in relation to schooling coverage, quality, equity, and relevancy. As such, it helps to identify the education system’s strengths and weaknesses, possible pockets of inefficiencies, constraints affecting the education and training system, as well as potential leeway for overcoming or reducing those constraints. By stimulating discussions around the constraints identified, the education sector analysis represents a valuable instrument to assist policymakers in selecting relevant policy objectives and strategies to address challenges. This education sector analysis covers critical dimensions, including access and equity, quality, relevance to the labour market, governance, and cost and financing. It also includes an introductory chapter that provides an overview of the environment within which the education sector operates. It mainly covers the period 2010 to 2022 and triangulates quantitative and qualitative information from various sources and existing reports, including administrative data on education, learning assessments, household surveys and human resources, and financial data. In addition, specific and dedicated interviews were conducted. Covering all facets of the sector, and drawing on a wealth of health, demographic, and socio-economic data, the ESA will be used in forthcoming policy dialogue to plan for the future of education.