School age population, lower secondary education, male in Montenegro
Montenegro: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 16,673 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16,673
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
166th
of 220 countries
All-time high
23,627
in 1970
All-time low
15,393
in 2019
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Montenegro, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 16,673 for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Montenegro peaked at 23,627 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15,393, in 2019.
That places Montenegro 166th out of 220 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, lower secondary education, male in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,627 | — |
| 1971 | 23,377 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 23,193 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 23,158 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 23,228 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 23,328 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 23,335 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23,289 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 23,048 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 22,597 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 22,186 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 21,776 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 21,421 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 21,331 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 21,227 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 21,042 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 20,882 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 20,787 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 20,802 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 20,867 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 21,012 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 21,179 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 21,211 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 21,166 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 21,117 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 21,078 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 21,063 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 20,987 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 20,809 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 20,552 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 18,754 | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 18,879 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 18,918 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 18,981 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 19,054 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 18,967 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 18,629 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 18,453 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 18,113 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 17,898 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 17,765 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 17,264 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 17,012 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 16,920 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 16,863 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 16,858 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 16,424 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 16,016 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 15,552 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 15,393 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 15,685 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 16,096 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 16,325 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 16,025 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 16,867 | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 16,673 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,218 | 22,597 | 23,627 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,232 | 20,787 | 22,186 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,017 | 20,552 | 21,211 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,665 | 17,898 | 19,054 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,607 | 15,393 | 17,765 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,278 | 15,685 | 16,867 | 6 |
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More education data for Montenegro
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Montenegro?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Montenegro was 16,673 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 23,627 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,393 in 2019.
- How does Montenegro rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Montenegro ranks 166th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release