Australia vs Montenegro: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Australia

12.87 years

in 2023

Montenegro

12.77 years

in 2023

Australia rank

21st

Montenegro rank

23rd

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Australia currently reports 12.87 years against 12.77 years in Montenegro, a difference of 0.0961 years.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 21st and Montenegro ranks 23rd of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.