School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Montenegro
Montenegro: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 7,876 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
7,876 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
165th
of 204 countries
All-time high
11,918 number
in 1974
All-time low
7,816 number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Montenegro, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Montenegro is 7,876 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Montenegro peaked at 11,918 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 7,816 number, in 2015.
Montenegro ranks 165th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,753 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,752 number | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 11,793 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 11,869 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 11,918 number | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 11,811 number | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 11,514 number | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 11,235 number | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 10,945 number | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 10,685 number | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 10,574 number | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 10,633 number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 10,664 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 10,697 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 10,712 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 10,633 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 10,442 number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 10,346 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 10,239 number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 10,162 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 10,215 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 10,418 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 10,447 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 10,469 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 10,458 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 10,325 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 10,053 number | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 9,865 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 9,649 number | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 9,411 number | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 9,201 number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 9,034 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 8,901 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 8,777 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 8,664 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 8,547 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 8,424 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 8,349 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 8,250 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8,139 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 8,051 number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 7,995 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 7,958 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7,893 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 7,831 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 7,816 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 7,857 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7,896 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7,932 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7,945 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7,876 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,528 number | 10,685 number | 11,918 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,510 number | 10,162 number | 10,712 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,131 number | 9,411 number | 10,469 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,629 number | 8,139 number | 9,201 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,917 number | 7,816 number | 8,051 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,876 number | 7,876 number | 7,876 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Montenegro?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Montenegro was 7,876 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 11,918 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,816 number in 2015.
- How does Montenegro rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Montenegro ranks 165th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.