Montenegro: Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 1.21 percentage points from 19.26% in 2015. Since 2011 it is down 2.48 percentage points from 20.53% in 2011.

What the numbers say

In 2020, Montenegro's unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education) rose 2.68 percentage points on 2019 (from 15.37% to 18.05%).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2019), the average change was −0.64 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.81 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.68 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.01 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.54 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 75% 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

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Montenegro in the 2020 ranking

• New Zealand — 2nd of 4: 4.95%
• Japan — 3rd of 4: 3.21%
• Cambodia — 4th of 4: 0.34%

What this measures

The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education 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 10 values

Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education) in nearby economies

• Albania — 10.6% (2024)
• Armenia — 8.96% (2023)
• Austria — 5.08% (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 5.13% (2022)
• Belarus — 3.47% (2024)
• Belgium — 6.29% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 11.07% (2024)
• Bulgaria

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 intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education)?

18.05% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is down 2.48 percentage points from 20.53% in 2011. The highest value was 20.99% in 2012 and the lowest 15.37% in 2019.

Is the latest change in unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education) unusual for Montenegro?

In 2020, Montenegro's unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education) rose 2.68 percentage points on 2019 (from 15.37% to 18.05%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2019), the average change was −0.64 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.81 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

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