Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro
Montenegro: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2018. ▬ Flat
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2018, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro stood at 1.03 index. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro peaked at 1.03 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.99 index, in 1981.
Montenegro ranks 4th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.99 index | — |
| 1991 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 index | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 1 index | 1.03 index | 2 |
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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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro was 1.03 index in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 index in 1981.
- How does Montenegro rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Montenegro ranks 4th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.