Montenegro's labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education) was 83.49% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 8.57 percentage points from 74.92% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 83.49% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 77.69% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 74.92% | 2014 |
| Highest | 88.65% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 72.51% | 2011 |
| Average since 2015 | 79.6% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 72.51% | 2011 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Montenegro's labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education) fell 5.16 percentage points on 2023 (from 88.65% to 83.49%).
Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was +1.34 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.37 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.78 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.16 percentage points in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.18 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 63% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Montenegro had the 23rd highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 83.49% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 81.66% | 2024 |
Closest to Montenegro in the 2024 ranking
- Cyprus — 20th of 61: 84.55%
- Panama — 21st of 61: 84.16%
- South Africa — 22nd of 61: 83.71%
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 24th of 61: 82.86%
- Thailand — 25th of 61: 82.85%
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 26th of 61: 82.78%
What this measures
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 14 values
| Year | Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.49 |
| 2023 | 88.65 |
| 2022 | 85.07 |
| 2021 | 78.29 |
| 2020 | 76.39 |
| 2019 | 77.69 |
| 2018 | 77.5 |
| 2017 | 75.65 |
| 2016 | 76.98 |
| 2015 | 76.34 |
Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education) in nearby economies
More social protection & labor data for Montenegro
- Net migration — -9,279 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 39.12% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 48.06% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 43.69% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 65.55% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 76.35% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 70.87% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Montenegro's labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education)?
- 83.49% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is up 10.97 percentage points from 72.51% in 2011. The highest value was 88.65% in 2023 and the lowest 72.51% in 2011.
- How does Montenegro rank?
- 23rd highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education) unusual for Montenegro?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.ADVN.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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