Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 92.8% 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 92.8%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia peaked at 92.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 35th of 134 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 | 80.2% | — |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 80.2% | 80.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 84.7% | 91.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 91.0% | 92.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Mongolia was 92.8% 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 92.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Mongolia ranks 35th out of 134 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 3.2%. 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+, total (%) (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.