Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Montenegro
Montenegro: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 81.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Montenegro, 2003–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Montenegro stood at 81.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Montenegro peaked at 81.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2003.
That places Montenegro 28th out of 142 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 64.6% | — |
| 2011 | 72.6% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 81.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.3%, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 81.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.4%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.6% | 64.6% | 64.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 72.6% | 81.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.9% | 81.9% | 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 81.9% 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 81.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Montenegro ranks 28th out of 142 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 12.9%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release