Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 91.9% 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 91.9% for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mongolia peaked at 96.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 2010.
Mongolia ranks 56th of 97 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 | 90.8% | — |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.9% | 90.8% | 95.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 91.9% | 96.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,593 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 379 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 92,261 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 58,021 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 91.9% 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 96.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 2010.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Mongolia ranks 56th out of 97 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 2.1%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release