School age population, upper secondary education, female in Montenegro
Montenegro: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 15,704 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15,704
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
163rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
23,654
in 1972
All-time low
14,086
in 2023
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Montenegro, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Montenegro stood at 15,704.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Montenegro peaked at 23,654 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 14,086, in 2023.
That places Montenegro 163rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,053 | — |
| 1971 | 23,637 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 23,654 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 23,350 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 23,022 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 22,787 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 22,673 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 22,641 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 22,753 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 22,985 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 23,170 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 23,266 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 22,769 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 22,002 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 21,274 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 20,790 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 20,525 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 20,431 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 20,518 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 20,645 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 20,780 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 20,903 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 20,855 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 20,756 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 20,706 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 20,690 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 20,729 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 20,843 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 21,062 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 21,270 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 18,720 | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 18,835 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 18,884 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 18,948 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 19,051 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18,833 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 18,616 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 18,192 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 17,829 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 17,589 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 17,298 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 17,097 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 17,015 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 16,905 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 16,666 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 16,141 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 15,919 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 15,877 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 15,726 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 15,626 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 15,275 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 14,732 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 14,300 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 14,086 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 15,335 | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 15,704 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,056 | 22,641 | 23,654 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,539 | 20,431 | 23,266 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,859 | 20,690 | 21,270 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,550 | 17,589 | 19,051 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,427 | 15,626 | 17,298 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,905 | 14,086 | 15,704 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 160 Réunion 20,194 compare
- 161 Trinidad and Tobago 18,720 compare
- 162 Suriname 16,162 compare
- 164 Brunei Darussalam 14,961 compare
- 165 Guyana 14,901 compare
- 166 Cape Verde 14,042 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, upper secondary education, female in Montenegro?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Montenegro was 15,704 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 23,654 in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,086 in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Montenegro ranks 163rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release