Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Montenegro
Montenegro: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 3,557 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Montenegro, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Montenegro is 3,557 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Montenegro peaked at 5,812 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,557 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, female in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,812 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,727 number | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 5,668 number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 5,567 number | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 5,442 number | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 5,305 number | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 5,175 number | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 5,085 number | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 5,056 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 5,066 number | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5,093 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 5,117 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 5,119 number | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,089 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 5,038 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 4,976 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 4,916 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 4,922 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 4,971 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 5,043 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 5,121 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 5,189 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 5,148 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 5,061 number | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 4,942 number | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 4,805 number | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 4,665 number | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 4,560 number | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 4,458 number | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 4,358 number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 4,260 number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 4,165 number | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 4,103 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4,046 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 3,995 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3,948 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 3,903 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3,867 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,837 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3,806 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3,775 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 3,733 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3,732 number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,745 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3,760 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,770 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,763 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,738 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3,686 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,621 number | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3,557 number | -1.8% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 3,557 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 3,557 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 9% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,390 number | 5,056 number | 5,812 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,028 number | 4,916 number | 5,119 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,831 number | 4,358 number | 5,189 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,993 number | 3,806 number | 4,260 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,732 number | 3,621 number | 3,775 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,557 number | 3,557 number | 3,557 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 165 Belize 3,852 number compare
- 166 Vanuatu 3,762 number compare
- 167 Maldives 3,622 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 3,418 number compare
- 170 Macau, China 3,208 number compare
- 171 Luxembourg 3,166 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, female in Montenegro?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Montenegro was 3,557 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 5,812 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,557 number in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Montenegro ranks 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.