A graduate of the Faculty of Economics in Podgorica and a former basketball player (he stands at 1.96cm), Djukanovic launched his political activity as a member of the Students' Alliance and the Alliance of Socialist Youth.
Đukanović je diplomirao na Ekonomskom fakultetu u Podgorici, bivši je košarkaš (visok je 196 cm), a s političkim djelovanjem počeo je kao član Studentskog saveza i Saveza socijalističke mladeži.