School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Montenegro

Montenegro: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.24 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
12.24 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
63rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
12.53 years
in 2008
All-time low
11.74 years
in 2003
Years of data
15
2003–2019

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Montenegro, 2003–2019

0510152003201120192003: 11.7 years2004: 11.9 years2005: 12.1 years2006: 12.3 years2007: 12.5 years2008: 12.5 years2009: 12.5 years2010: 12.5 years2011: 12.4 years2012: 12.3 years2015: 12.3 years2016: 12.1 years2017: 12.1 years2018: 12.2 years2019: 12.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 12.24 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Montenegro peaked at 12.53 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.74 years, in 2003.

Montenegro ranks 63rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Montenegro, 2003 to 2019.
Year years Change
2003 11.74 years
2004 11.86 years +1.0%
2005 12.08 years +1.9%
2006 12.34 years +2.2%
2007 12.45 years +0.9%
2008 12.53 years +0.6%
2009 12.45 years -0.6%
2010 12.46 years +0.1%
2011 12.39 years -0.6%
2012 12.32 years -0.6%
2015 12.29 years -0.2%
2016 12.05 years -1.9%
2017 12.11 years +0.5%
2018 12.2 years +0.7%
2019 12.24 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.21 years 11.74 years 12.53 years 7
2010s 12.26 years 12.05 years 12.46 years 8

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 60 Suriname 12.3 years compare
  2. 61 Peru 12.26 years compare
  3. 62 Greece 12.24 years compare
  4. 64 Chile 12.2 years compare
  5. 65 Turkey 12.19 years compare
  6. 66 Slovakia 12.19 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Montenegro?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Montenegro was 12.24 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 12.53 years in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 11.74 years in 2003.
How does Montenegro rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Montenegro ranks 63rd out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,554 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.