Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Mongolia
Mongolia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 5.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Mongolia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education as a share of gdp in Mongolia is 5.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 42.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Mongolia peaked at 7.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2023.
Mongolia ranks 56th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.9% | — |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +39.1% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -40.0% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +42.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 5.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 5.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.2%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 53 East Timor 5.2% compare
- 54 Germany 5.2% compare
- 55 New Zealand 5.2% compare
- 57 Estonia 5.2% compare
- 58 Netherlands 5.2% compare
- 59 Maldives 5.2% compare
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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Mongolia?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Mongolia was 5.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Mongolia ranks 56th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.