Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 94.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 94.1% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia peaked at 94.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 29th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.8% | — |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.8% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 85.3% | 91.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 92.0% | 94.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia was 94.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Mongolia ranks 29th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.