Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 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, completed short-cycle tertiary education 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% |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 25 Slovak Republic 23.4% compare
- 26 Serbia 22.9% compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 22.0%
- 29 Czechia 20.6%
- 30 Portugal 20.5% compare
- 31 Malta 18.9%
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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release