School age population, primary education, both sexes in Montenegro
Montenegro: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 38,187 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
38,187 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
169th
of 206 countries
All-time high
47,789 number
in 1970
All-time low
31,932 number
in 2010
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Montenegro, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Montenegro stood at 38,187 number.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Montenegro peaked at 47,789 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 31,932 number, in 2010.
Montenegro ranks 169th of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47,789 number | — |
| 1971 | 47,452 number | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 47,321 number | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 47,106 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 46,595 number | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 45,692 number | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 44,529 number | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 43,539 number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 42,760 number | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 42,351 number | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 42,345 number | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 42,566 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 42,644 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 42,616 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 42,377 number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 41,891 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 41,263 number | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 41,056 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 41,007 number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 41,244 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 41,785 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 42,474 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 42,401 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 42,128 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 41,546 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 40,622 number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 39,487 number | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 38,672 number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 37,812 number | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 36,971 number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 36,204 number | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 35,487 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 34,962 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 34,473 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 34,009 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 33,552 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 33,112 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 32,795 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 32,468 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 32,173 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 31,932 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 39,565 number | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 39,414 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 39,314 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 39,315 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39,396 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 39,470 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 39,485 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39,287 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 38,839 number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 38,187 number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45,513 number | 42,351 number | 47,789 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,901 number | 41,007 number | 42,644 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,390 number | 36,971 number | 42,474 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,924 number | 32,173 number | 36,204 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,602 number | 31,932 number | 39,565 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,187 number | 38,187 number | 38,187 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 166 Vanuatu 46,254 number compare
- 167 Belize 45,920 number compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 40,329 number compare
- 170 Luxembourg 37,953 number compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 36,133 number compare
- 172 Macau, China 34,216 number compare
More education data for Montenegro
- 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.11 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Montenegro?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Montenegro was 38,187 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 47,789 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,932 number in 2010.
- How does Montenegro rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Montenegro ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.