School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Montenegro
Montenegro: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 41,918 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Montenegro, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 41,918 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Montenegro peaked at 58,867 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 41,918 number, in 2019.
That places Montenegro 166th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43,062 number | — |
| 1971 | 44,501 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 46,782 number | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 49,413 number | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 51,907 number | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 53,898 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 55,307 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 55,698 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 55,715 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 55,743 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 56,028 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 56,558 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 57,485 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 58,379 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 58,867 number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 58,722 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 57,962 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 55,866 number | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 53,643 number | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 51,760 number | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 50,518 number | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 49,943 number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 49,813 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 49,957 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 50,029 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49,786 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 49,224 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 48,063 number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 46,065 number | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 45,780 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 45,991 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 47,032 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 48,247 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 49,247 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 49,773 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 49,811 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 48,578 number | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 47,263 number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 46,200 number | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 45,545 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 44,168 number | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 43,351 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 42,990 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 42,485 number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 41,918 number | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51,203 number | 43,062 number | 55,743 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,527 number | 51,760 number | 58,867 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,266 number | 46,065 number | 50,518 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 47,792 number | 45,780 number | 49,811 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,410 number | 41,918 number | 45,545 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 163 Cape Verde 49,368 number compare
- 164 Suriname 48,584 number compare
- 165 Maldives 46,388 number compare
- 167 Belize 39,334 number compare
- 168 Luxembourg 37,885 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 35,153 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Montenegro?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Montenegro was 41,918 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 58,867 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,918 number in 2019.
- How does Montenegro rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Montenegro ranks 166th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.