Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Montenegro

Montenegro: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 70,299 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
70,299 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
153rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
81,490 number
in 2001
All-time low
70,299 number
in 2019
Years of data
19
2001–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Montenegro, 2001–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2001201020192001: 81.5k number2002: 80.2k number2003: 79.0k number2004: 77.9k number2005: 77.0k number2006: 76.0k number2007: 75.5k number2008: 74.9k number2009: 74.1k number2010: 73.4k number2011: 72.5k number2012: 72.0k number2013: 71.7k number2014: 71.4k number2015: 71.2k number2016: 71.0k number2017: 70.8k number2018: 70.6k number2019: 70.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Montenegro stood at 70,299 number. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Montenegro peaked at 81,490 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 70,299 number, in 2019.

Montenegro ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77,337 number 74,141 number 81,490 number 9
2010s 71,496 number 70,299 number 73,357 number 10

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 150 Guyana 85,191 number compare
  2. 151 Luxembourg 76,896 number compare
  3. 152 Bahamas 73,676 number compare
  4. 154 Suriname 62,162 number compare
  5. 155 Belize 60,941 number compare
  6. 156 Brunei Darussalam 58,238 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Montenegro?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Montenegro was 70,299 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 81,490 number in 2001.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 70,299 number in 2019.
How does Montenegro rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Montenegro ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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