Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 18.7% in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
18.7%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
52nd
of 112 countries
All-time high
23.0%
in 2018
All-time low
16.1%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2014β2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Montenegro, 2014β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Montenegro stood at 18.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
That places Montenegro 52nd out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.1% | 23.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.8 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Montenegro?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Montenegro was 18.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2014.
- How does Montenegro rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Montenegro ranks 52nd out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release