Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Montenegro
Montenegro: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 3,853 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Montenegro is 3,853 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Montenegro peaked at 6,277 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,853 number, in 2020.
That places Montenegro 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,277 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,195 number | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 6,127 number | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 6,020 number | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 5,885 number | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 5,740 number | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 5,598 number | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 5,498 number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 5,464 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 5,472 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 5,499 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 5,524 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 5,522 number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,485 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 5,428 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 5,363 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 5,304 number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 5,310 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 5,367 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 5,450 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 5,534 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 5,599 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 5,558 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 5,461 number | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 5,328 number | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 5,176 number | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 5,024 number | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 4,915 number | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 4,818 number | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 4,726 number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 4,636 number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 4,544 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4,480 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4,415 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 4,353 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4,294 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 4,243 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4,203 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 4,179 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 4,162 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 4,146 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 4,123 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 4,125 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,136 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4,148 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,151 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,137 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4,099 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 4,027 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3,939 number | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 3,853 number | -2.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 3,853 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 3,853 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 10% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,828 number | 5,464 number | 6,277 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,425 number | 5,304 number | 5,524 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,214 number | 4,726 number | 5,599 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,351 number | 4,162 number | 4,636 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,103 number | 3,939 number | 4,151 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,853 number | 3,853 number | 3,853 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 165 Vanuatu 4,035 number compare
- 166 Belize 3,938 number compare
- 167 Maldives 3,923 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 3,649 number compare
- 170 Macau, China 3,398 number compare
- 171 Luxembourg 3,334 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, male in Montenegro?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Montenegro was 3,853 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 6,277 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,853 number in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Montenegro ranks 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.