Literacy rate in Mongolia
Mongolia: Literacy rate was 98.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate in Mongolia, 1950–2024
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate in Mongolia is 98.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate in Mongolia peaked at 99.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 1950.
That places Mongolia 17th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 57.5% | — |
| 2000 | 97.8% | +70.0% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 98.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 98.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.5% | 57.5% | 57.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.9% | 98.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 14 Hungary 98.9% compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 98.8% compare
- 16 Poland 98.7% compare
- 18 Montenegro 98.5% compare
- 19 Finland 98.5%
- 19 Germany 98.5%
- 19 Ireland 98.5%
- 19 Netherlands 98.5%
- 19 Sweden 98.5%
- 19 United Kingdom 98.5%
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate in Mongolia?
- Literacy rate in Mongolia was 98.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 1950.
- How does Mongolia rank for literacy rate?
- Mongolia ranks 17th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of adults who can read and write a simple statement about their everyday life.