School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Montenegro
Montenegro: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.95 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Montenegro, 2003–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Montenegro stood at 14.95 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Montenegro peaked at 15.07 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.6 years, in 2003.
Montenegro ranks 57th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.6 years | — |
| 2004 | 12.85 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 13.19 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 13.64 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 14.12 years | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 14.58 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 14.91 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 15.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 14.9 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 15 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.95 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7 years | 12.6 years | 14.91 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.99 years | 14.9 years | 15.07 years | 5 |
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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 to tertiary, both sexes in Montenegro?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Montenegro was 14.95 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 15.07 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6 years in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Montenegro ranks 57th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.