Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 91.3% 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
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia stood at 91.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia peaked at 91.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 40th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.8% | — |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 91.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 84.1% | 90.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.4% | 91.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (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 91.3% 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 91.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Mongolia ranks 40th out of 132 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 2.3%. 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+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.