Study on the obstacles to education in Montenegro
Focus on Roma and Egyptian children
- Crnogorski
- English
Highlights
Primary education in Montenegro is compulsory for all children aged from six to fifteen years, regardless of gender, race, religion, social background or any other personal characteristic. Although according to the latest Census conducted in 2011, 95% of all children of schoolgoing age were attending school, in the Roma and Egyptian population, the attendance rate in primary schools was drastically lower (51% and 54% respectively). Unofficial estimates put the primary enrolment rate of Roma and Egyptian children at 25.2%, the completion rate of the first cycle of compulsory education at 32% (compared to 98% for the general population) and the corresponding rate for the second cycle at 7% (compared to 86% of the general population).1 The government has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and Montenegro is committed to ensuring the right of every child to education.
