Official entrance age to compulsory education in Montenegro
Montenegro: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 195 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2001
All-time low
6 years
in 2001
Years of data
19
2001–2019
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Montenegro, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 6 years for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Montenegro peaked at 6 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2001.
Montenegro ranks 24th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 years | — |
| 2002 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
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More education data for Montenegro
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- 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)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Montenegro?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Montenegro was 6 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2001.
- How does Montenegro rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Montenegro ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.