Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 77.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Montenegro, 2003–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Montenegro is 77.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Montenegro peaked at 77.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 2003.
That places Montenegro 39th out of 141 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 upper secondary education or in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55.6% | — |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 75.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 77.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.6% | 55.6% | 55.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 65.2% | 77.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 77.7% | 77.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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 upper secondary education or in Montenegro?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Montenegro was 77.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Montenegro ranks 39th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release