Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 95.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Mongolia, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 95.8% for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mongolia peaked at 98.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 95.5%, in 2010.
Mongolia ranks 79th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 95.5% | — |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.6% | 95.5% | 97.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 95.8% | 98.0% | 5 |
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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 some primary (isced 1), population in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mongolia was 95.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.5% in 2010.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Mongolia ranks 79th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release