Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Montenegro

Montenegro: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 7,410 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
7,410 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
168th
of 206 countries
All-time high
12,089 number
in 1970
All-time low
7,410 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Montenegro, 1970–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Montenegro stood at 7,410 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Montenegro peaked at 12,089 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7,410 number, in 2020.

Montenegro ranks 168th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number) in Montenegro, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 12,089 number
1971 11,922 number -1.4%
1972 11,795 number -1.1%
1973 11,587 number -1.8%
1974 11,327 number -2.2%
1975 11,045 number -2.5%
1976 10,773 number -2.5%
1977 10,583 number -1.8%
1978 10,520 number -0.6%
1979 10,538 number +0.2%
1980 10,592 number +0.5%
1981 10,641 number +0.5%
1982 10,641 number +0.0%
1983 10,574 number -0.6%
1984 10,466 number -1.0%
1985 10,339 number -1.2%
1986 10,220 number -1.2%
1987 10,232 number +0.1%
1988 10,338 number +1.0%
1989 10,493 number +1.5%
1990 10,655 number +1.5%
1991 10,788 number +1.2%
1992 10,706 number -0.8%
1993 10,522 number -1.7%
1994 10,270 number -2.4%
1995 9,981 number -2.8%
1996 9,689 number -2.9%
1997 9,475 number -2.2%
1998 9,276 number -2.1%
1999 9,084 number -2.1%
2000 8,896 number -2.1%
2001 8,709 number -2.1%
2002 8,583 number -1.4%
2003 8,461 number -1.4%
2004 8,348 number -1.3%
2005 8,242 number -1.3%
2006 8,146 number -1.2%
2007 8,070 number -0.9%
2008 8,016 number -0.7%
2009 7,968 number -0.6%
2010 7,921 number -0.6%
2011 7,856 number -0.8%
2012 7,857 number +0.0%
2013 7,881 number +0.3%
2014 7,908 number +0.3%
2015 7,921 number +0.2%
2016 7,900 number -0.3%
2017 7,837 number -0.8%
2018 7,713 number -1.6%
2019 7,560 number -2.0%
2020 7,410 number -2.0%

Montenegro compared with similar countries

  • Montenegro's 7,410 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 116,888 number, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Montenegro's 7,410 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77,228 number, 10% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11,218 number 10,520 number 12,089 number 10
1980s 10,454 number 10,220 number 10,641 number 10
1990s 10,045 number 9,084 number 10,788 number 10
2000s 8,344 number 7,968 number 8,896 number 10
2010s 7,835 number 7,560 number 7,921 number 10
2020s 7,410 number 7,410 number 7,410 number 1

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 165 Vanuatu 7,797 number compare
  2. 166 Belize 7,790 number compare
  3. 167 Maldives 7,545 number compare
  4. 169 Brunei Darussalam 7,067 number compare
  5. 170 Macau, China 6,606 number compare
  6. 171 Luxembourg 6,500 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Montenegro?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Montenegro was 7,410 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 12,089 number in 1970.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 7,410 number in 2020.
How does Montenegro rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Montenegro ranks 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.