Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.08 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Montenegro, 2003–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Montenegro is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Montenegro peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6775 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Montenegro 65th out of 127 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.6775 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.8301 GPIA | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8251 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8779 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9608 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9594 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.994 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.7% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 1.08 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 1.08 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6775 GPIA | 0.6775 GPIA | 0.6775 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9587 GPIA | 0.8251 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1 |
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 1.08 GPIA 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 1.08 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6775 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Montenegro ranks 65th out of 127 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 29.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release