Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Montenegro
Montenegro: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.8 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Montenegro, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 1.8 live births per woman for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in 2023.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Montenegro peaked at 4.63 live births per woman in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1.68 live births per woman, in 2011.
That places Montenegro 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.21 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.19 live births per woman | 2.79 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.44 live births per woman | 2.2 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Montenegro
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.5% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Montenegro?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Montenegro was 1.8 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 live births per woman in 1951.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 live births per woman in 2011.
- How does Montenegro rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Montenegro ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.