Training
According to the law, everyone is guaranteed
equal rights to education. A majority of children start
at the age of six in the nine-year elementary school,
which is compulsory and in principle free of charge, but
you are often paid for such as school books. Nine out of
ten pupils clearly attend elementary school. After this,
students can choose a four-year high school, which gives
admission to higher studies, or any vocational school /
technical education of two to four years. Almost anyone
over 15 can read and write.
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Just over four percent of gross domestic product
(GDP) goes to education. Investments are made on
disadvantaged groups such as Roma children, who often
drop out of school, and efforts are also being made to
increase pre-school education.
The government has adopted a reform program that will
run in 2016-2020, which will adapt the school system and
teacher education to the EU standard and the
requirements of the labor market. In practice, however,
a lot of resources are lacking, both money and staff.
The quality of education is also adversely affected by
substandard school premises, and low teacher salaries
contribute to corruption.
A university has been in Podgorica since 1974, but
the standard of higher education still suffers from the
isolation and financial problems of the 1990s in the
wake of the wars and the sanctions of the world. There
are also major shortcomings when it comes to research
activities.
FACTS - EDUCATION
Proportion of children starting primary
school
95.8 percent (2017)
Reading and writing skills
98.4 percent (2011)
2014
December
A new opposition party is formed
A new opposition party, the Citizens' Movement, is formed by a number of
high-ranking politicians, civil servants, professors as well as MPs who recently
resigned from another opposition party, Positive Montenegro. The party leader is
appointed former Vice President and leader of the Social Democratic Party, Žarko
Rakčević. The party, which describes itself as Western-friendly, wants to work
for a fair and equal society. It is possible to cooperate with anyone who wants
to see a change in Montenegrin politics, which excludes Prime Minister Milo
Ðukanović's ruling Democratic Socialist Party.
November
The 2015 budget set
The state budget for 2015 is set at EUR 1.9 billion, a quarter higher than
this year. The increase will primarily cover road construction and loan
repayments. However, the government employees are not expected to receive any
salary increases, which has led to strong reactions from the unions. These have
demanded up to 30 percent salary increases for groups such as teachers, health
care professionals and the military.
February
Demonstrations against the government
Inspired by people's protests in neighboring Bosnia-Herzegovina, and after a
rally in an informal Facebook group, around 300 protesters in Podgorica are
trying to reach the government headquarters in the center of the capital. In the
clashes that follow, at least nine police officers are injured, while 20
protesters are arrested. As in Bosnia, the protesters are blaming the
government, whose resignation they demand, for the high unemployment rate,
neglect of the economy and alleged corruption among politicians.
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