Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Montenegro
Montenegro: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 15.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Montenegro, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Montenegro stood at 15.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.1% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Montenegro peaked at 39.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 78th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 37.0% | — |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -39.8% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -30.9% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -21.1% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 15.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.1%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 15.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.8%, 4.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.6% | 22.1% | 39.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 15.2% | 20.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 75 Azerbaijan 16.7% compare
- 76 Russian Federation 16.6% compare
- 77 Guatemala 15.9% compare
- 79 Malaysia 15.0% compare
- 80 Nicaragua 14.4% compare
- 81 El Salvador 14.2% compare
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 one year before the official primary in Montenegro?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Montenegro was 15.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Montenegro ranks 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release