School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro
Montenegro: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 31,620 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
31,620 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
163rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
47,681 number
in 1976
All-time low
31,329 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro is 31,620 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro peaked at 47,681 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 31,329 number, in 2017.
Montenegro ranks 163rd of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46,140 number | — |
| 1971 | 45,791 number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 45,846 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 46,259 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 46,891 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 47,472 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 47,681 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 47,316 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 46,534 number | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 45,432 number | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 44,243 number | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 43,284 number | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 42,756 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 42,586 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 42,657 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 42,745 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 42,609 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 42,415 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 42,054 number | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 41,535 number | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 41,012 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 40,750 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 40,367 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 40,315 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 40,480 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 40,651 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 40,573 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 40,455 number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 39,992 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 39,225 number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 38,302 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 37,393 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 36,703 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 36,131 number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 35,671 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 35,266 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 34,844 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 34,646 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 34,404 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 34,027 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 33,523 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 32,984 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 32,624 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 32,379 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 32,125 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 31,803 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 31,483 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 31,329 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 31,332 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31,460 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 31,620 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46,536 number | 45,432 number | 47,681 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,688 number | 41,535 number | 44,243 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,382 number | 39,225 number | 41,012 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,739 number | 34,027 number | 38,302 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,104 number | 31,329 number | 33,523 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,620 number | 31,620 number | 31,620 number | 1 |
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More education data for Montenegro
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,381 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,796 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -8.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro was 31,620 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 47,681 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,329 number in 2017.
- How does Montenegro rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Montenegro ranks 163rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.