Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Montenegro
Montenegro: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Montenegro, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 0.9% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Montenegro peaked at 4.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
That places Montenegro 195th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 16% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Montenegro?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Montenegro was 0.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Montenegro rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Montenegro ranks 195th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release