School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Montenegro
Montenegro: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Montenegro, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Montenegro stood at 9.39 years. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Montenegro peaked at 9.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.2 years, in 2004.
That places Montenegro 72nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.31 years | — |
| 2004 | 8.2 years | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.37 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 8.62 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 8.8 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.49 years | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 8.86 years | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 8.8 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.75 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.73 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.9 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 8.87 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.15 years | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 9.08 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 9.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 9.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 9.39 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.52 years | 8.2 years | 8.86 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.9 years | 8.73 years | 9.15 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.23 years | 9.14 years | 9.39 years | 4 |
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More education data for Montenegro
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Montenegro?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Montenegro was 9.39 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2 years in 2004.
- How does Montenegro rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Montenegro ranks 72nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release