Literacy rate, adult female in Montenegro
Montenegro: Literacy rate, adult female was 98.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Montenegro, 1981–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Montenegro is 98.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Montenegro peaked at 98.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 1981.
That places Montenegro 12th out of 89 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, adult female in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 83.2% | — |
| 1991 | 97.8% | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 98.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.3%, 99% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.5% | 98.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More gender data for Montenegro
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 102.79 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 509.77 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 509.77 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2985 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,447 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Montenegro?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Montenegro was 98.0% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 1981.
- How does Montenegro rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Montenegro ranks 12th out of 89 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.