Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 99.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
36th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2025
All-time low
77.3%
in 1998
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Mongolia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 99.5% for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Mongolia peaked at 99.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 1998.
Mongolia ranks 36th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 93.8% | — |
| 1982 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 93.7% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 90.9% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 89.2% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 87.0% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 84.6% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 82.1% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 79.9% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 78.2% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 77.3% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 79.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 89.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 93.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 99.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.4%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 99.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.7% | 92.2% | 94.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 82.5% | 77.3% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 79.7% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 95.5% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 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, primary education, male (modelled data) in Mongolia?
- Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Mongolia was 99.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 1998.
- How does Mongolia rank for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Mongolia ranks 36th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, primary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release