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'We have three pupils': North Macedonia schools empty out as population declines / 36GY6LR
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With its population in decline, schools across North Macedonia face plummeting pupil numbers each year, with the trend especially noticeable in rural areas. "The largest number we've had in this school is nine," says Zarko Blezevski, a teacher in the remote village of Kosovo, adding "now we have three pupils". According to the last census in 2021, North Macedonia's population stands at just 1.8 million - a drop of nearly 10 percent in under two decades. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES