Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9865 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.9865 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
71st
of 134 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
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 71st out of 134 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Montenegro, year by year
| 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% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.9865 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.994 GPIA, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.9865 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 71st out of 134 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release