Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Montenegro
Montenegro: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Montenegro, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Montenegro stood at 1.2%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 148.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Montenegro peaked at 1.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.
Montenegro ranks 116th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.7% | — |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -36.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +96.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +59.2% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 66% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 1.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 4 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Montenegro?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Montenegro was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
- How does Montenegro rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Montenegro ranks 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release