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
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 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
| 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
| 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 |
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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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release