School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Montenegro
Montenegro: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 14,484 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Montenegro, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Montenegro stood at 14,484.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Montenegro peaked at 16,236 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14,108, in 2023.
That places Montenegro 83rd out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16,036 | — |
| 2002 | 16,181 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 16,236 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 16,201 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 15,671 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 15,223 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 14,662 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 14,221 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 14,610 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 15,254 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 16,049 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 16,060 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 14,966 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 14,288 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 14,845 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 15,120 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 14,874 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 14,920 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 14,971 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 14,678 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 14,468 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 14,294 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 14,108 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 14,876 | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 14,484 | -2.6% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 14,484 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 275,788, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 14,484 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 163,538, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,449 | 14,221 | 16,236 | 9 |
| 2010s | 15,135 | 14,288 | 16,060 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,485 | 14,108 | 14,876 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Montenegro?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Montenegro was 14,484 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 16,236 in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,108 in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Montenegro ranks 83rd out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release