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.
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% compare
- 19 Germany 98.5% compare
- 19 Ireland 98.5% compare
- 19 Netherlands 98.5% compare
- 19 Sweden 98.5% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 98.5% compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11,972 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.9% (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.