Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 81.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Montenegro, 2003–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 81.9% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Montenegro peaked at 81.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2003.
That places Montenegro 28th out of 142 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 64.6% | — |
| 2011 | 72.6% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.6% | 64.6% | 64.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 72.6% | 81.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.9% | 81.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Montenegro
- 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 106.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Montenegro?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Montenegro was 81.9% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Montenegro ranks 28th out of 142 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.