School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Montenegro
Montenegro: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 21,870 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Montenegro, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Montenegro is 21,870 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Montenegro peaked at 47,850 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 21,870 number, in 2019.
Montenegro ranks 165th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47,850 number | — |
| 1971 | 46,540 number | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 45,149 number | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 43,777 number | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 42,595 number | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 42,164 number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 41,837 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 41,964 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 42,331 number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 42,708 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 42,448 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 42,268 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 41,913 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 41,486 number | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 41,118 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 41,235 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 41,289 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 42,010 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 42,788 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 43,413 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 43,344 number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 43,127 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 42,022 number | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 40,719 number | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 39,394 number | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 38,541 number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 37,623 number | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 36,912 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 36,217 number | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 35,515 number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 34,652 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 33,926 number | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 33,461 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 33,046 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 32,681 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 32,376 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 32,140 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 31,997 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 31,892 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 31,794 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 31,639 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 23,621 number | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 23,705 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 23,786 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 23,802 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 23,552 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 23,304 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 22,861 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 22,342 number | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 21,870 number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,692 number | 41,837 number | 47,850 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,997 number | 41,118 number | 43,413 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,341 number | 35,515 number | 43,344 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,796 number | 31,794 number | 34,652 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,048 number | 21,870 number | 31,639 number | 10 |
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More education data for Montenegro
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Montenegro?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Montenegro was 21,870 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 47,850 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,870 number in 2019.
- How does Montenegro rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Montenegro ranks 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. 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, pre-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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.