School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro

Montenegro: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 62,969 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
62,969 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
163rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
93,644 number
in 1976
All-time low
62,969 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro stood at 62,969 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro peaked at 93,644 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 62,969 number, in 2020.

That places Montenegro 163rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in Montenegro, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 89,513 number
1971 90,191 number +0.8%
1972 90,664 number +0.5%
1973 91,274 number +0.7%
1974 92,092 number +0.9%
1975 93,005 number +1.0%
1976 93,644 number +0.7%
1977 93,629 number -0.0%
1978 93,361 number -0.3%
1979 92,726 number -0.7%
1980 91,702 number -1.1%
1981 90,501 number -1.3%
1982 89,255 number -1.4%
1983 87,995 number -1.4%
1984 86,894 number -1.3%
1985 86,006 number -1.0%
1986 85,164 number -1.0%
1987 84,413 number -0.9%
1988 83,930 number -0.6%
1989 83,502 number -0.5%
1990 83,055 number -0.5%
1991 82,769 number -0.3%
1992 81,672 number -1.3%
1993 80,697 number -1.2%
1994 79,963 number -0.9%
1995 79,483 number -0.6%
1996 79,049 number -0.5%
1997 79,001 number -0.1%
1998 78,937 number -0.1%
1999 78,655 number -0.4%
2000 78,034 number -0.8%
2001 77,105 number -1.2%
2002 76,124 number -1.3%
2003 74,903 number -1.6%
2004 73,634 number -1.7%
2005 72,467 number -1.6%
2006 71,391 number -1.5%
2007 70,689 number -1.0%
2008 70,259 number -0.6%
2009 69,874 number -0.5%
2010 69,373 number -0.7%
2011 68,712 number -1.0%
2012 67,661 number -1.5%
2013 66,748 number -1.3%
2014 65,961 number -1.2%
2015 65,272 number -1.0%
2016 64,655 number -0.9%
2017 64,028 number -1.0%
2018 63,514 number -0.8%
2019 63,156 number -0.6%
2020 62,969 number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 92,010 number 89,513 number 93,644 number 10
1980s 86,936 number 83,502 number 91,702 number 10
1990s 80,328 number 78,655 number 83,055 number 10
2000s 73,448 number 69,874 number 78,034 number 10
2010s 65,908 number 63,156 number 69,373 number 10
2020s 62,969 number 62,969 number 62,969 number 1

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 160 Estonia 77,017 number compare
  2. 161 Guyana 73,134 number compare
  3. 162 Suriname 71,334 number compare
  4. 164 Cape Verde 60,120 number compare
  5. 165 Cyprus 55,031 number compare
  6. 166 Belize 46,646 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro?
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Montenegro was 62,969 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 93,644 number in 1976.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 62,969 number in 2020.
How does Montenegro rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Montenegro ranks 163rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.