School age population, primary education, female in Montenegro
Montenegro: School age population, primary education, female was 18,636 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18,636
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
174th
of 222 countries
All-time high
23,163
in 1970
All-time low
15,698
in 2010
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, female in Montenegro, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, female in Montenegro stood at 18,636.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Montenegro peaked at 23,163 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15,698, in 2010.
That places Montenegro 174th out of 222 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, primary education, female in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,163 | — |
| 1971 | 22,976 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 22,990 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 23,030 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 22,894 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 22,548 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 22,095 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 21,721 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 21,454 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 21,179 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 21,147 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 21,127 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 21,165 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 21,308 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 21,406 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 21,402 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 21,452 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 21,449 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 21,481 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 21,429 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 21,423 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 21,487 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 21,490 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21,394 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 21,151 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 20,883 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 20,642 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 20,337 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 19,999 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 19,459 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 16,748 | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 16,875 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 16,896 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 16,954 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 17,066 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 16,869 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 16,656 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 16,193 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 15,856 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 15,843 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 15,698 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 19,109 | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 18,571 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 18,027 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 17,729 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 17,739 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 17,941 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 18,310 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 18,188 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 18,058 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 17,922 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 17,651 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 17,298 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 17,610 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 18,935 | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 18,636 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,405 | 21,179 | 23,163 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,337 | 21,127 | 21,481 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,826 | 19,459 | 21,490 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,596 | 15,843 | 17,066 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,937 | 15,698 | 19,109 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,009 | 17,298 | 18,935 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 171 Maldives 19,958 compare
- 172 Macau, China 19,100 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 19,024 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 17,540 compare
- 176 Samoa 16,760 compare
- 177 French Guiana 15,633 compare
More education data for Montenegro
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Montenegro?
- School age population, primary education, female in Montenegro was 18,636 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 23,163 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,698 in 2010.
- How does Montenegro rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Montenegro ranks 174th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release