Mongolia vs Sri Lanka: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Mongolia

91.4%

in 2024

Sri Lanka

90.9%

in 2023

Mongolia rank

149th

Sri Lanka rank

151st

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Mongolia currently reports 91.4% against 90.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Mongolia ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.