Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Montenegro
Montenegro: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 98.53 in 2018. β² Rising
Latest (2018)
98.53
World rank
17th
of 128 countries
All-time high
98.53
in 2018
All-time low
89.64
in 1981
Years of data
5
1981β2018
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Montenegro, 1981β2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 98.53 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Montenegro peaked at 98.53 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 89.64, in 1981.
Montenegro ranks 17th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.64 | 89.64 | 89.64 | 1 |
| 1990s | 93.46 | 93.46 | 93.46 | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.77 | 97.77 | 97.77 | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.48 | 98.44 | 98.53 | 2 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.8 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Montenegro?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Montenegro was 98.53 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 98.53 in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.64 in 1981.
- How does Montenegro rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Montenegro ranks 17th out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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