What share of people in Podgorica only finished primary school?

At the 2023 census 14.5% of adults in Podgorica had no more than primary schooling, against 20.8% nationally; 70,449 had finished secondary school.

Education in Podgorica, Montenegro: official figures

34.8% of residents of Podgorica aged 15 and over held a higher-education qualification at the 2023 census, 2nd highest of 21 municipalities (Montenegro: 26.2%).

How many primary schools are in Podgorica?

Podgorica had 34 regular primary schools with 21,406 pupils in 929 classes at the end of the 2023/24 school year, an average of 23.0 pupils per class; 2,377 pupils completed primary education.

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

How many secondary schools are in Podgorica?

13 regular secondary schools in Podgorica saw 1,942 students finish in 2023/24, 1,665 of them completing four-year programmes, taught by 713 teachers.

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

How many students come from Podgorica?

5,002 residents of Podgorica were enrolled in basic university studies in 2024/25 (27.7 per 1,000 residents, 5th highest of 21), down from 5,897 in 2020/21.

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

How Podgorica compares with other first-level divisions

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

Podgorica ranks 2 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Residents aged 15+ with higher education (%), census 2023
1	Budva	39.9%
2	Podgorica	34.8%
3	Tivat	33.3%
4	Kotor	33.0%
5	Herceg Novi	31.6%
6	Bar	29.4%
7	Cetinje	24.6%

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

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

Podgorica ranks 5 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	University students (basic studies) per 1,000 residents, by place of residence
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
8	Kotor	25.7

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

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

Podgorica ranks 17 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Residents aged 15+ with at most primary school (%), census 2023
14	Bar	19.7%
15	Cetinje	19.1%
16	Niksic	19.1%
17	Podgorica	14.5%
18	Herceg Novi	13.8%
19	Tivat	12.7%
20	Kotor	12.7%

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

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

Podgorica ranks 3 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average pupils per primary-school class
1	Budva	25.4
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

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

More on Podgorica: overview · economy and jobs · health · poverty and living standards · government budget · government and politics · Montenegro

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…)

Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.