Montenegro: Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Montenegro's unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education) fell 0.8 percentage points on 2023 (from 7.29% to 6.49%).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was −0.48 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.06 percentage points 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 2.55 percentage points in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.88 percentage points in 2023. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 13% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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 8th 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.

Closest to Montenegro in the 2024 ranking

• Mali — 5th of 61: 8.83%
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 6th of 61: 8.15%
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 7th of 61: 7.66%
• Türkiye — 9th of 61: 6.14%
• Greece — 10th of 61: 6.06%
• Finland — 11th of 61: 5.7%

What this measures

The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. 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

Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education) in nearby economies

• Albania — 4.54% (2024)
• Armenia — 5.61% (2023)
• Austria — 4.39% (2025)
• Belarus — 2.34% (2024)
• Belgium — 3.15% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 5.03% (2024)
• Bulgaria — 1.32% (2024)
• Croatia

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Montenegro's unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education)?

6.49% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is down 6.59 percentage points from 13.08% in 2011. The highest value was 13.99% in 2021 and the lowest 6.49% in 2024.

How does Montenegro rank?

8th highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education) unusual for Montenegro?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.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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