Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Montenegro
Montenegro: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Montenegro, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 0.2% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 90.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Montenegro peaked at 2.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
That places Montenegro 163rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.3% | — |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -28.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -35.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -62.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -19.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 5% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Montenegro?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Montenegro was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Montenegro ranks 163rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.1%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release