Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Montenegro
Montenegro: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling was 12.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Montenegro, 2003–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 12.77 years for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Montenegro peaked at 12.77 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.44 years, in 2003.
Montenegro ranks 23rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.75 years | 10.44 years | 11.07 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.8 years | 11.18 years | 12.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.73 years | 12.62 years | 12.77 years | 4 |
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More education data for Montenegro
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.5% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Montenegro?
- Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Montenegro was 12.77 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 12.77 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.44 years in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?
- Montenegro ranks 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.