North Korea vs Mongolia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted
North Korea
0.5 modelled data
in 2025
Mongolia
0.5465 modelled data
in 2025
North Korea rank
178th
Mongolia rank
175th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time
- North Korea
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 0.5465 modelled data against 0.5 modelled data in North Korea, a difference of 0.0465 modelled data.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 178th and Mongolia ranks 175th of 204 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7979 modelled data | 0.9202 modelled data | 0.1222 modelled data | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 0.672 modelled data | 0.6698 modelled data | 0.0022 modelled data | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.575 modelled data | 0.5729 modelled data | 0.0021 modelled data | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted, North Korea or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 0.5465 modelled data against 0.5 modelled data in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between North Korea and Mongolia?
- 0.0465 modelled data, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Mongolia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Mongolia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- North Korea ranks 178th and Mongolia ranks 175th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release