School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Montenegro
Montenegro: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 4,163 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4,163
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
168th
of 222 countries
All-time high
5,852
in 1973
All-time low
3,620
in 2022
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Montenegro, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 4,163 for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Montenegro peaked at 5,852 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 3,620, in 2022.
That places Montenegro 168th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,834 | — |
| 1971 | 5,713 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 5,746 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 5,852 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 5,844 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 5,725 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 5,742 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 5,659 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 5,453 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 5,364 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 5,428 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 5,327 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 5,318 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 5,241 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 5,214 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 5,179 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 5,242 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 5,305 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 5,315 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 5,348 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 5,393 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 5,368 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 5,311 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 5,307 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5,304 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 5,290 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 5,225 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 5,157 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 5,086 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 4,969 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 4,500 | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 4,536 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 4,540 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4,555 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4,578 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4,457 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 4,635 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 4,487 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 4,390 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 4,348 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4,169 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 4,220 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 4,252 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4,302 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4,076 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 3,787 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 3,845 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 3,826 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3,919 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4,082 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 4,249 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 4,053 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 3,620 | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 3,708 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 4,186 | +12.9% |
| 2025 | 4,163 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,693 | 5,364 | 5,852 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,292 | 5,179 | 5,428 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,241 | 4,969 | 5,393 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,503 | 4,348 | 4,635 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,048 | 3,787 | 4,302 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,996 | 3,620 | 4,249 | 6 |
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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, male in Montenegro?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Montenegro was 4,163 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 5,852 in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,620 in 2022.
- How does Montenegro rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Montenegro ranks 168th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release