Official entrance age to compulsory education in Montenegro
Montenegro: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 200 countries
All-time high
6
in 2001
All-time low
6
in 2001
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Montenegro, 2001–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Montenegro stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 25 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 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2001.
Montenegro ranks 21st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 | — |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 106.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Montenegro?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Montenegro was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2001.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2001.
- How does Montenegro rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Montenegro ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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