4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Mongolia
Mongolia: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) was 98.5 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Mongolia, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2020, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Mongolia stood at 98.5. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Mongolia peaked at 98.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 30th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52 | — |
| 2001 | 66 | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 68 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 71 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 75 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 78 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 83 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 92 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 89 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 98 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 98.5 | +0.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 98.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.56, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 98.5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.97, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +26.9% | 52 | 66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.1 | 52 | 88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93 | 85 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 28 Georgia 98.6 compare
- 28 Serbia 98.6 compare
- 30 Australia 98.5 compare
- 32 Ireland 98.4 compare
- 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.3 compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 98.3 compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 98.3 compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.44 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,342 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 129,476 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 412,877 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 379,647 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5431 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Mongolia?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Mongolia was 98.5 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Mongolia ranks 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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