Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Mongolia
Mongolia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total was 9.92 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Mongolia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Mongolia is 9.92, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Mongolia peaked at 9.92 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.25, in 1960.
Mongolia ranks 77th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.25 | — |
| 1965 | 5.41 | +27.3% |
| 1970 | 7.5 | +38.6% |
| 1975 | 8.22 | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 8.56 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 8.77 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 9.04 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 9.23 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 8.34 | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 9.7 | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 9.92 | +2.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 9.92 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.48, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 9.92 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.92, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.83 | 4.25 | 5.41 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.86 | 7.5 | 8.22 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.66 | 8.56 | 8.77 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.13 | 9.04 | 9.23 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.02 | 8.34 | 9.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.92 | 9.92 | 9.92 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 74 Peru 10.23 compare
- 75 Gabon 10.16 compare
- 76 Brazil 9.94 compare
- 78 Tajikistan 9.88 compare
- 79 United Arab Emirates 9.53 compare
- 80 Dominican Republic 9.52 compare
- 80 Venezuela 9.52 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 barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Mongolia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Mongolia was 9.92 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.92 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.25 in 1960.
- How does Mongolia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Mongolia ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.