Lower secondary completion rate, total in Montenegro
Montenegro: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 97.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Montenegro, 2011–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Montenegro is 97.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Montenegro peaked at 98.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2011.
Montenegro ranks 50th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 75.4% | — |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +27.7% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.8% | 75.4% | 96.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.0% | 98.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 47 Cayman Islands 97.3% compare
- 48 South Korea 97.3% compare
- 49 Trinidad and Tobago 97.1% compare
- 51 Russia 97.0% compare
- 52 Samoa 96.8% compare
- 53 Italy 96.3% compare
More education data for Montenegro
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Montenegro?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Montenegro was 97.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2011.
- How does Montenegro rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Montenegro ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.