What share of people in Bar only finished primary school?

At the 2023 census 19.7% of adults in Bar had no more than primary schooling, against 20.8% nationally; 18,307 had finished secondary school.

Education in Bar, Montenegro: official figures

29.4% of residents of Bar aged 15 and over held a higher-education qualification at the 2023 census, 6th highest of 21 municipalities (Montenegro: 26.2%).

How many primary schools are in Bar?

Bar had 17 regular primary schools with 5,305 pupils in 246 classes at the end of the 2023/24 school year, an average of 21.6 pupils per class; 571 pupils completed primary education.

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How many secondary schools are in Bar?

3 regular secondary schools in Bar saw 383 students finish in 2023/24, 311 of them completing four-year programmes, taught by 136 teachers.

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How many students come from Bar?

1,160 residents of Bar were enrolled in basic university studies in 2024/25 (25.2 per 1,000 residents, 10th highest of 21), down from 1,253 in 2020/21.

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How Bar compares with other first-level divisions

Residents aged 15+ with higher education (%), census 2023 (2023)

Bar ranks 6 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Residents aged 15+ with higher education (%), census 2023
3	Tivat	33.3%
4	Kotor	33.0%
5	Herceg Novi	31.6%
6	Bar	29.4%
7	Cetinje	24.6%
8	Ulcinj	23.3%
9	Niksic	22.0%

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University students (basic studies) per 1,000 residents, by place of residence (2024/25)

Bar ranks 10 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	University students (basic studies) per 1,000 residents, by place of residence
7	Mojkovac	25.8
8	Kotor	25.7
9	Pluzine	25.7
10	Bar	25.2
11	Kolasin	24.0
12	Zabljak	21.5
13	Plav	19.8

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Residents aged 15+ with at most primary school (%), census 2023 (2023)

Bar ranks 14 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Residents aged 15+ with at most primary school (%), census 2023
11	Mojkovac	24.0%
12	Zabljak	20.9%
13	Danilovgrad	20.6%
14	Bar	19.7%
15	Cetinje	19.1%
16	Niksic	19.1%
17	Podgorica	14.5%

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Average pupils per primary-school class (2023/24)

Bar ranks 5 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average pupils per primary-school class
2	Tivat	23.7
3	Podgorica	23.0
4	Herceg Novi	21.8
5	Bar	21.6
6	Kotor	21.2
7	Cetinje	20.9
8	Danilovgrad	20.2

Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) · saved copy

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Sources

Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT): Statistical Yearbook 2025, chapter 28: Review by municipalities, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 93f5a70616aa…)
Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT): Census 2023, table 3: population aged 15 and over by highest completed school and municipality, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 aa31489a84ac…)

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