School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Montenegro

Montenegro: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.68 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
8.68 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
127th
of 188 countries
All-time high
9.02 years
in 2008
All-time low
8.42 years
in 2003
Years of data
15
2003–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Montenegro, 2003–2019

02468102003201120192003: 8.4 years2004: 8.5 years2005: 8.7 years2006: 8.8 years2007: 9 years2008: 9 years2009: 9 years2010: 9 years2011: 8.8 years2012: 8.7 years2015: 8.7 years2016: 8.7 years2017: 8.7 years2018: 8.7 years2019: 8.7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Montenegro stood at 8.68 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Montenegro peaked at 9.02 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.42 years, in 2003.

That places Montenegro 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.77 years 8.42 years 9.02 years 7
2010s 8.73 years 8.65 years 8.96 years 8

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 124 Palestine 8.78 years compare
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  3. 126 Tanzania 8.72 years compare
  4. 128 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 8.64 years compare
  5. 129 Madagascar, Republic of 8.64 years compare
  6. 130 Iraq 8.63 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Montenegro?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Montenegro was 8.68 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 9.02 years in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 8.42 years in 2003.
How does Montenegro rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Montenegro ranks 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,584 data points, 1981–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.