Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Montserrat
Montserrat: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 93.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Montserrat, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montserrat recorded 93.3% for share of children in primary school age who are in school in 2023.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Montserrat peaked at 99.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 1999.
Montserrat ranks 137th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.5% | 58.5% | 58.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 76.2% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 93.2% | 99.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 93.3% | 99.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
- 134 Nauru 93.4% compare
- 135 Nicaragua 93.3% compare
- 136 China 93.3% compare
- 138 Seychelles 93.2% compare
- 139 East Timor 93.1% compare
- 140 Saint Lucia 93.0% compare
More education data for Montserrat
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 107.2% (2023)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 44.7% (2019)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 32.2% (2019)
- Duration of compulsory education 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Montserrat?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Montserrat was 93.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 1999.
- How does Montserrat rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Montserrat ranks 137th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montserrat data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.