Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Montenegro
Montenegro: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 106.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Montenegro, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 106.1% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Montenegro peaked at 120.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2011.
That places Montenegro 61st out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 111.8% | 104.6% | 120.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 101.8% | 98.0% | 108.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 105.0% | 103.8% | 106.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Montenegro
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.5% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Montenegro?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Montenegro was 106.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 120.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2011.
- How does Montenegro rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Montenegro ranks 61st out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.