Children not in school in Mongolia
Mongolia: Children not in school was 1.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children not in school in Mongolia, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.56 for children not in school in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 83.3% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children not in school in Mongolia peaked at 20.32 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.56, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 156th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Children not in school in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.76 | — |
| 2008 | 4.94 | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 11.96 | +142.3% |
| 2010 | 7.25 | -39.4% |
| 2011 | 3 | -58.6% |
| 2012 | 13.64 | +354.2% |
| 2013 | 8.78 | -35.6% |
| 2014 | 7.32 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 16.48 | +125.3% |
| 2016 | 20.32 | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 8.07 | -60.3% |
| 2018 | 11.97 | +48.2% |
| 2019 | 14.2 | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 14.02 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 13.23 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 13.33 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 9.37 | -29.7% |
| 2024 | 1.56 | -83.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.56 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.57, 11% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.56 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.05, 12% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children not in school 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +354.2% | 3 | 13.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.89 | 3.76 | 11.96 | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.1 | 3 | 20.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3 | 1.56 | 14.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 children not in school in Mongolia?
- Children not in school in Mongolia was 1.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children not in school recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.32 in 2016.
- What is the lowest children not in school recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for children not in school?
- Mongolia ranks 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children not in school rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children not in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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