Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 22.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Montenegro, 2003–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Montenegro stood at 22.7%.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Montenegro peaked at 23.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2003.
That places Montenegro 62nd out of 129 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 20.7% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Montenegro?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Montenegro was 22.7% in 2020, 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 23.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Montenegro ranks 62nd out of 129 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release