In 1869, a teachers' seminary school and the Girls' Institute were opened in Cetinje.

Increasingly, younger, educated Montenegrins took key positions in the growing government administration.

The school curriculum includes the history and culture of all ethnic groups.

Secondary schools are divided into three types, and children attend one depending on their choice and their elementary school grades: Tertiary level institutions are divided into Higher education (Više obrazovanje) and High education (Visoko obrazovanje) level faculties.

Study programmes at universities (univerza) and art academies (akademija umjetnosti) last between 4 and 6 years (one year is two semesters long) and award diplomas equivalent to a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree.