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

Montenegro

12.77 years

in 2023

Sweden

12.74 years

in 2023

Montenegro rank

23rd

Sweden rank

24th

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

Montenegro currently reports 12.77 years against 12.74 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.0336 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sweden ahead.

Montenegro ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 24th 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.