School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Montenegro

Montenegro: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 7,301 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
7,301 number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
168th
of 202 countries
All-time high
12,114 number
in 1970
All-time low
7,301 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Montenegro, 1970–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 7,301 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Montenegro peaked at 12,114 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7,301 number, in 2020.

Montenegro ranks 168th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11,098 number 10,486 number 12,114 number 10
1980s 10,460 number 10,212 number 10,631 number 10
1990s 9,980 number 8,985 number 10,844 number 10
2000s 8,272 number 7,941 number 8,801 number 10
2010s 7,802 number 7,433 number 7,926 number 10
2020s 7,301 number 7,301 number 7,301 number 1

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 165 Vanuatu 7,870 number compare
  2. 166 Belize 7,867 number compare
  3. 167 Maldives 7,545 number compare
  4. 169 Brunei Darussalam 7,076 number compare
  5. 170 Macau (China) 6,902 number compare
  6. 171 Luxembourg 6,583 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Montenegro?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Montenegro was 7,301 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 12,114 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 7,301 number in 2020.
How does Montenegro rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Montenegro ranks 168th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/