What share of people in Bijelo Polje only finished primary school?

At the 2023 census 31.3% of adults in Bijelo Polje had no more than primary schooling, against 20.8% nationally; 16,324 had finished secondary school.

Education in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro: official figures

16.8% of residents of Bijelo Polje aged 15 and over held a higher-education qualification at the 2023 census, 9th lowest of 21 municipalities (Montenegro: 26.2%).

How many primary schools are in Bijelo Polje?

Bijelo Polje had 56 regular primary schools with 4,200 pupils in 300 classes at the end of the 2023/24 school year, an average of 14.0 pupils per class; 551 pupils completed primary education.

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How many secondary schools are in Bijelo Polje?

3 regular secondary schools in Bijelo Polje saw 374 students finish in 2023/24, 318 of them completing four-year programmes, taught by 165 teachers.

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How many students come from Bijelo Polje?

1,157 residents of Bijelo Polje were enrolled in basic university studies in 2024/25 (30.1 per 1,000 residents, 4th highest of 21), down from 1,289 in 2020/21.

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How Bijelo Polje compares with other first-level divisions

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

Bijelo Polje ranks 13 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Residents aged 15+ with higher education (%), census 2023
10	Zabljak	19.8%
11	Berane	19.2%
12	Danilovgrad	16.9%
13	Bijelo Polje	16.8%
14	Rozaj	16.4%
15	Kolasin	16.4%
16	Pljevlja	15.8%

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

Bijelo Polje ranks 4 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	University students (basic studies) per 1,000 residents, by place of residence
1	Berane	41.7
2	Cetinje	38.1
3	Niksic	35.5
4	Bijelo Polje	30.1
5	Podgorica	27.7
6	Pljevlja	26.8
7	Mojkovac	25.8

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

Bijelo Polje ranks 3 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Residents aged 15+ with at most primary school (%), census 2023
1	Rozaj	39.4%
2	Plav	37.6%
3	Bijelo Polje	31.3%
4	Pluzine	30.3%
5	Savnik	29.6%
6	Andrijevica	29.6%
7	Ulcinj	29.0%

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

Bijelo Polje ranks 15 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average pupils per primary-school class
12	Berane	15.6
13	Plav	15.4
14	Zabljak	14.2
15	Bijelo Polje	14.0
16	Mojkovac	13.4
17	Pljevlja	11.2
18	Andrijevica	10.4

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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