Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montenegro
Montenegro: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 7.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montenegro, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montenegro stood at 7.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 183.4% over five years.
Montenegro ranks 65th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.7% | — |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +114.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +51.9% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +15.9% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 7.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 7.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 6.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More education data for Montenegro
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 106 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,315 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,354 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 56,561 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,834 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montenegro?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montenegro was 7.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2016.
- How does Montenegro rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Montenegro ranks 65th out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.