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

Latest (2019)
21,870 number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
165th
of 206 countries
All-time high
47,850 number
in 1970
All-time low
21,870 number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Montenegro, 1970–2019

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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

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Montenegro, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 162 Mauritius 26,055 number compare
  2. 163 Bhutan 24,547 number compare
  3. 164 Maldives 22,797 number compare
  4. 166 Brunei 21,166 number compare
  5. 167 Suriname 21,154 number compare
  6. 168 Macao 20,566 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.