Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes (%) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes (%) was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Mongolia stood at 98.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 98.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 18th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes (%) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.6% | — |
| 2006 | 65.5% | +74.2% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +40.2% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +2.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 98.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.7%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 98.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.2%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.5% | 37.6% | 65.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 52.1% | 94.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 91.3% | 98.4% | 4 |
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, rural, both sexes in Mongolia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Mongolia was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 18th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release