Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant both in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant both was 98.2% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
98.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
26th
of 38 countries
All-time high
98.2%
in 2018
All-time low
97.1%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Montenegro, 2014–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Montenegro stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over five years.
Montenegro ranks 26th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant both in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 97.1% | — |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 98.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 98.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.2%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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 98.2% in 2018, 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 98.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2014.
- How does Montenegro rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Montenegro ranks 26th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
- 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release