Education in Montenegro 119 indicators covering education for Montenegro. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th Population ages 0-14 17.9% 2025 down 3.9% 141st Population ages 15-64 63.8% 2025 down 4.7% 121st School enrollment, primary 106.1% 2023 up 7.1% 54th School enrollment, primary, female 106.5% 2023 up 6.8% 50th School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% 2023 up 7.3% 56th Labor force, female 46.6% 2025 up 0.7% 76th Labor force, total 296,618 2025 up 11.4% 167th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI 2021 down 1.8% 52nd School enrollment, secondary 93.9% 2023 up 1.4% 88th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.4 per 1,000 2024 down 33.3% 161st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.6 per 1,000 2024 down 14.3% 153rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 2.4 per 1,000 2024 up 71.4% 130th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 3.2 per 1,000 2024 up 52.4% 128th School enrollment, secondary, female 95.1% 2023 up 2.4% 86th School enrollment, secondary, male 92.7% 2023 up 0.4% 85th School enrollment, tertiary 55.2% 2023 down 8.7% 71st School enrollment, primary, private 1.2% 2023 — 190th School enrollment, preprimary 72.9% 2021 up 34.4% 89th School enrollment, tertiary, female 66.9% 2023 down 0.8% 66th School enrollment, tertiary, male 44.2% 2023 down 17.9% 77th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2021 down 0.1% 87th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.34 GPI 2023 up 11.5% 49th Primary completion rate, female 108.7% 2023 up 12.2% 10th Primary completion rate, male 105.0% 2023 up 9.7% 16th Secondary education, general pupils 38,029 2018 down 16.0% 162nd Lower secondary completion rate, total 97.0% 2023 up 0.8% 50th School enrollment, preprimary, female 71.8% 2021 up 32.0% 93rd School enrollment, preprimary, male 73.9% 2021 up 36.7% 87th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 99.5% 2021 up 23.6% 16th Secondary education, general pupils 49.8% 2018 down 8.8% 102nd Lower secondary completion rate, female 96.9% 2023 down 0.3% 54th Lower secondary completion rate, male 97.1% 2023 up 1.8% 45th Children out of school 0.2% 2023 down 74.8% 179th Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Primary education, pupils 38,834 2023 up 1.2% 169th Secondary education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Secondary education, pupils 56,561 2023 down 10.2% 162nd Persistence to last grade of primary, female 100.0% 2021 up 22.8% 7th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 99.0% 2021 up 24.2% 25th Secondary education, vocational pupils 19,056 2018 down 12.3% 116th Number of infant deaths, female 6 2024 down 57.1% 182nd Number of infant deaths, male 8 2024 down 52.9% 182nd Number of under-five deaths, female 8 2024 down 50.0% 182nd Number of under-five deaths, male 9 2024 down 55.0% 182nd Children out of school, female 1.9% 2016 down 64.4% 134th Children out of school, male 0.7% 2016 down 84.3% 165th Secondary education, vocational pupils 44.6% 2018 down 3.5% 69th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 100.3% 2018 down 16.5% 108th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 14.2% 2025 down 17.8% 26th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 13.0% 2025 down 26.9% 19th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 13.6% 2025 down 22.7% 19th Repeaters, primary, total 0.3% 2018 up 354.7% 153rd Persistence to grade 5, total 99.5% 2021 up 23.6% 21st Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 3 2024 down 25.0% 173rd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 5 2024 unchanged 172nd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 19 2024 up 58.3% 167th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 25 2024 up 38.9% 169th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 88.7% 2018 down 27.5% 168th Page 1 of 2 Next →