Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both in Mongolia
Mongolia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both was 98.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mongolia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mongolia stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mongolia peaked at 98.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 1997.
That places Mongolia 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 77.2% | — |
| 1982 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.7% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 76.4% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 75.7% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 75.1% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 74.2% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 73.0% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 71.3% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 69.1% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 66.3% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 62.9% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 59.7% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 57.1% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 55.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 55.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 56.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 62.2% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 72.2% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 98.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.4%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 98.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.8% | 73.0% | 77.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 61.0% | 55.4% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 58.1% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 85.8% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.0% | 98.2% | 6 |
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mongolia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mongolia was 98.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 1997.
- How does Mongolia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Mongolia ranks 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release