Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.8985 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Montenegro, 2003–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Montenegro stood at 0.8985 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Montenegro peaked at 0.8985 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7489 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Montenegro 95th out of 137 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 … upper gender in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.7489 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.811 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8417 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8508 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8557 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8433 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8647 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8746 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8834 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.893 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8985 GPIA | +0.6% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.8985 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9847 GPIA, 91% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.8985 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7489 GPIA | 0.7489 GPIA | 0.7489 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8576 GPIA | 0.811 GPIA | 0.893 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8985 GPIA | 0.8985 GPIA | 0.8985 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 upper secondary education or in Montenegro?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Montenegro was 0.8985 GPIA 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 0.8985 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7489 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Montenegro ranks 95th out of 137 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 10.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release