According to the data of the State Statistical Office obtained on the basis of received reports, there were 59 865 enrolled students in the Republic of Macedonia in the academic year 2015/2016, an increase of 0.9% compared to the academic year 2014/2015.
The number of enrolled female students was 32 837 or 54.9%.
The majority of students, 86.8%, were enrolled in public tertiary institutions, while 12.8% were enrolled in private tertiary institutions.
In the academic year 2015/2016, there were 17 952 students enrolled in the first year of studies, which is 30% of the total (students that are enrolled in the first year for the second time, third time or more are also covered here).
