Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro
Montenegro: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro is 1.01 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro peaked at 1.01 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9585 index, in 1981.
That places Montenegro 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9585 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9607 index | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9626 index | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9651 index | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9672 index | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9695 index | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9712 index | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9734 index | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9757 index | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.978 index | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9791 index | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9796 index | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9802 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.981 index | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9812 index | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9811 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9818 index | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9833 index | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.985 index | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9863 index | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.988 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9901 index | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9919 index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.993 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9939 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9951 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9968 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9984 index | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 1.01 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 1.01 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9671 index | 0.9585 index | 0.9757 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.981 index | 0.978 index | 0.985 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9934 index | 0.9863 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
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 lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Montenegro was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9585 index in 1981.
- How does Montenegro rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Montenegro ranks 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.