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 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 68.5%
World rank
157th
of 162 countries
All-time high
4.5%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montenegro, 2015–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montenegro stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.5% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Montenegro ranks 157th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.5% | — |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -45.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -35.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -33.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -68.5% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 16% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 4.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 2 |
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 0.3% in 2021, 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 4.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Montenegro ranks 157th out of 162 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release