School age population, primary education, female in Montenegro
Montenegro: School age population, primary education, female was 18,259 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
18,259 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
170th
of 206 countries
All-time high
22,996 number
in 1970
All-time low
15,247 number
in 2010
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Montenegro, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 18,259 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Montenegro peaked at 22,996 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15,247 number, in 2010.
Montenegro ranks 170th 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, female in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22,996 number | — |
| 1971 | 22,815 number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 22,753 number | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 22,642 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 22,388 number | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 21,946 number | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 21,388 number | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 20,915 number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 20,546 number | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 20,354 number | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 20,356 number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20,465 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 20,511 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 20,508 number | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 20,398 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 20,162 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 19,846 number | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 19,752 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 19,718 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 19,819 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 20,079 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 20,426 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 20,389 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 20,267 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 19,999 number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 19,568 number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 19,029 number | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 18,635 number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 18,209 number | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 17,784 number | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 17,387 number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 17,013 number | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 16,748 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 16,507 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 16,285 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 16,072 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 15,864 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 15,717 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 15,555 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 15,394 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 15,247 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 18,839 number | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 18,749 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18,694 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 18,690 number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 18,735 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 18,782 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 18,797 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 18,721 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 18,535 number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 18,259 number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,874 number | 20,354 number | 22,996 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,154 number | 19,718 number | 20,511 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,438 number | 17,784 number | 20,426 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,254 number | 15,394 number | 17,387 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,379 number | 15,247 number | 18,839 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,259 number | 18,259 number | 18,259 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 167 Vanuatu 22,291 number compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 19,507 number compare
- 169 Luxembourg 18,616 number compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 17,879 number compare
- 172 Macau, China 16,573 number compare
- 173 Bahamas 16,546 number 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 18,259 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 22,996 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,247 number in 2010.
- How does Montenegro rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Montenegro ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.