Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Montenegro

Montenegro: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9865 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9865 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
70th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.9455 GPIA
in 2003
Years of data
11
2003–2020

Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Montenegro, 2003–2020

00.20.40.60.812003201120202003: 0.945 GPIA2011: 0.968 GPIA2012: 1 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 0.966 GPIA2015: 0.974 GPIA2016: 0.972 GPIA2017: 0.973 GPIA2018: 0.976 GPIA2019: 0.98 GPIA2020: 0.987 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Montenegro stood at 0.9865 GPIA.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Montenegro peaked at 1 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9455 GPIA, in 2003.

That places Montenegro 70th out of 133 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Montenegro, 2003 to 2020.
Year GPIA Change
2003 0.9455 GPIA
2011 0.9683 GPIA +2.4%
2012 1 GPIA +3.3%
2013 1 GPIA +0.0%
2014 0.966 GPIA -3.4%
2015 0.9735 GPIA +0.8%
2016 0.9722 GPIA -0.1%
2017 0.9733 GPIA +0.1%
2018 0.9764 GPIA +0.3%
2019 0.9795 GPIA +0.3%
2020 0.9865 GPIA +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9455 GPIA 0.9455 GPIA 0.9455 GPIA 1
2010s 0.9788 GPIA 0.966 GPIA 1 GPIA 9
2020s 0.9865 GPIA 0.9865 GPIA 0.9865 GPIA 1

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 67 Serbia 0.9909 GPIA compare
  2. 68 Costa Rica 0.9902 GPIA compare
  3. 69 Italy 0.987 GPIA compare
  4. 71 Panama 0.9864 GPIA compare
  5. 72 South Africa 0.9863 GPIA compare
  6. 73 Mexico 0.9847 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Montenegro?
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Montenegro was 0.9865 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2012.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9455 GPIA in 2003.
How does Montenegro rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
Montenegro ranks 70th out of 133 countries with data for 2020.
Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
134 places, 2,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release