Literacy rates among adults in Montenegro
Montenegro: Literacy rates among adults was 98.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates among adults in Montenegro, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates among adults in Montenegro is 98.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates among adults in Montenegro peaked at 98.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 1981.
That places Montenegro 13th out of 89 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.6% | 89.6% | 89.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 93.5% | 93.5% | 93.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.5% | 2 |
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More education data for Montenegro
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 1.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.5% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates among adults in Montenegro?
- Literacy rates among adults in Montenegro was 98.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 1981.
- How does Montenegro rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Montenegro ranks 13th out of 89 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rates among adults 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.