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
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Montenegro, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 165 Vanuatu 7,797 number compare
- 166 Belize 7,790 number compare
- 167 Maldives 7,545 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 7,067 number compare
- 170 Macau, China 6,606 number compare
- 171 Luxembourg 6,500 number 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 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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About this data
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.