Literacy rate, youth total in Montenegro
Montenegro: Literacy rate, youth total was 97.4% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, youth total in Montenegro, 1981–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2018, literacy rate, youth total in Montenegro stood at 97.4%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Montenegro peaked at 99.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2018.
Montenegro ranks 50th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, youth total in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 98.7% | — |
| 1991 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.4% | 99.2% | 2 |
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More education data for Montenegro
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth total in Montenegro?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Montenegro was 97.4% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2018.
- How does Montenegro rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Montenegro ranks 50th out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.