School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Montenegro

Montenegro: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 2.71 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.71 years
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
61st
of 183 countries
All-time high
2.91 years
in 2017
All-time low
0.8375 years
in 2002
Years of data
14
2001–2019

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Montenegro, 2001–2019

11.522.532001201020192001: 0.899 years2002: 0.838 years2003: 0.864 years2004: 0.991 years2005: 1.1 years2006: 1.3 years2007: 1.7 years2008: 2.1 years2009: 2.5 years2010: 2.6 years2016: 2.8 years2017: 2.9 years2018: 2.8 years2019: 2.7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Montenegro stood at 2.71 years.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Montenegro peaked at 2.91 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8375 years, in 2002.

That places Montenegro 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.35 years 0.8375 years 2.46 years 9
2010s 2.78 years 2.61 years 2.91 years 5

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 58 Czechia 2.81 years compare
  2. 59 Kuwait 2.77 years compare
  3. 60 Malta 2.76 years compare
  4. 62 China (People’s Republic of) 2.67 years compare
  5. 63 Algeria 2.57 years compare
  6. 64 Bahrain 2.53 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Montenegro?
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Montenegro was 2.71 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 2.91 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8375 years in 2002.
How does Montenegro rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Montenegro ranks 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,799 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.