Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 94.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Montenegro, 2003–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 94.5% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Montenegro peaked at 94.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2003.
That places Montenegro 25th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 77.0% | — |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 84.4% | 93.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.5% | 94.5% | 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Montenegro?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Montenegro was 94.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Montenegro ranks 25th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release