Montenegro: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

Since 2003 it is down 19.39% from 47,175 in 2003 (1.43% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 2 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Montenegro's secondary education, general pupils fell 2.1% on 2017 (from 38,852 to 38,029).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2017), the average change was −1.5% and a typical year strayed about 3.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.8% in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 960.85 a year. A straight line explains 83% of the movement over 8 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 2018, Montenegro had the 70th highest value of the 85 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.

Closest to Montenegro in the 2018 ranking

• Solomon Islands — 67th of 85: 52,566
• Cabo Verde — 68th of 85: 52,143
• Brunei Darussalam — 69th of 85: 38,822
• Belize — 71st of 85: 37,052
• Suriname — 72nd of 85: 32,996
• Bahamas, The — 73rd of 85: 26,884

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 14 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 248,267 (2018)
• Andorra — 4,025 (2018)
• Armenia — 215,307 (2018)
• Austria — 449,201 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 792,449 (2018)
• Belarus — 566,765 (2018)
• Belgium — 661,906 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 153,157 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 344,423 (2017)
• Croatia — 207,005 (2017)
• Cyprus

More education data for Montenegro

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 9 (2025)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.34 (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 55.17% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) — 66.92% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Montenegro's secondary education, general pupils?

38,029 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2003?

It is down 19.39% from 47,175 in 2003 (1.43% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 48,037 in 2010 and the lowest 38,029 in 2018.

How does Montenegro rank?

70th highest of 85 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Montenegro?

In 2018, Montenegro's secondary education, general pupils fell 2.1% on 2017 (from 38,852 to 38,029). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2017), the average change was −1.5% and a typical year strayed about 3.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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