Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia
Mongolia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.99 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.99 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia peaked at 0.99 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.94 LPIA, in 2018.
That places Mongolia 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.97 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.94 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.97 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.99 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.97 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.96 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.985 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia was 0.99 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.94 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Mongolia ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release