School age population, secondary education, female (number) in Montenegro
Montenegro: School age population, secondary education, female (number) was 31,248 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
31,248
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
165th
of 220 countries
All-time high
47,078
in 1971
All-time low
28,817
in 2023
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, female in Montenegro, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 31,248 for school age population, secondary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Montenegro peaked at 47,078 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 28,817, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 165th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female (number) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46,812 | — |
| 1971 | 47,078 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 46,782 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 46,262 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 45,889 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 45,752 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 45,758 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 45,793 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 45,719 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 45,502 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 45,096 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 44,695 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 43,777 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 42,777 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 42,106 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 41,676 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 41,495 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 41,535 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 41,682 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 41,771 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 41,876 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 41,957 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 41,915 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 41,889 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 41,978 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 42,080 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 42,132 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 42,149 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 42,062 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 41,943 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 36,253 | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 36,489 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 36,573 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 36,698 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 36,905 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 36,461 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 35,913 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 35,406 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 34,914 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 34,466 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 34,000 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 33,222 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 32,884 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 32,732 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 32,359 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 31,734 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 31,163 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 30,574 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 29,992 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 29,680 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 29,500 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 29,307 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 29,225 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 28,817 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 31,166 | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 31,248 | +0.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 31,248 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 340,608, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 31,248 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 263,349, 12% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46,135 | 45,502 | 47,078 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,661 | 41,495 | 45,096 | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,998 | 41,876 | 42,149 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,008 | 34,466 | 36,905 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,834 | 29,680 | 34,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,877 | 28,817 | 31,248 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More education data for Montenegro
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 106 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,315 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,354 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 56,561 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,834 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Montenegro?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Montenegro was 31,248 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 47,078 in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,817 in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Montenegro ranks 165th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release