Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level was 39.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Montenegro, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 39.6% for share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Montenegro peaked at 52.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2006.
Montenegro ranks 38th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 38.4% | — |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2% | 38.4% | 40.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 42.0% | 52.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 1 |
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More education data for Montenegro
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,381 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,796 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -8.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Montenegro?
- Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Montenegro was 39.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Montenegro ranks 38th out of 51 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children who achieve minimum math proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. This data accounts for school completion rates to estimate skills for all children, not just those in school.