Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.9538 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Montenegro, 2003–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 0.9538 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Montenegro peaked at 0.9538 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8501 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Montenegro 77th out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8501 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.8898 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9319 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9306 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9341 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9402 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9491 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9538 GPIA | +0.5% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.9538 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9818 GPIA, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.9538 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9903 GPIA, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8501 GPIA | 0.8501 GPIA | 0.8501 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9328 GPIA | 0.8898 GPIA | 0.9538 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More education data for Montenegro
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.11 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.78 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 106 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,315 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,354 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 56,561 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,834 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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 0.9538 GPIA in 2019, 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 0.9538 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8501 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Montenegro ranks 77th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release