Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 96.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Montenegro, 2003–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Montenegro stood at 96.1%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Montenegro peaked at 96.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2003.
That places Montenegro 20th out of 134 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 83.5% | — |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 89.4% | 95.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Montenegro
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Montenegro?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Montenegro was 96.1% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Montenegro ranks 20th out of 134 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.