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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 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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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.