Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Mongolia
Mongolia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.2%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 59 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2023
All-time low
98.7%
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Mongolia stood at 99.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Mongolia peaked at 99.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 7th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.7% | — |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Mongolia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Mongolia was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female?
- Mongolia ranks 7th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release