Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary non-immigrant in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary non-immigrant was 20.8% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
20.8%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
28th
of 40 countries
All-time high
23.0%
in 2016
All-time low
20.8%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Montenegro, 2014–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 20.8% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over five years.
That places Montenegro 28th out of 40 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary non-immigrant in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.3% | — |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -4.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 20.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.0%, 67% of the median. (32 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Montenegro?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Montenegro was 20.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2018.
- How does Montenegro rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Montenegro ranks 28th out of 40 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release