Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 88.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Mongolia, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mongolia is 88.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mongolia peaked at 95.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 70th of 98 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 | 90.6% | — |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.6% | 89.8% | 94.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 88.0% | 95.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 208,080 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 10.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 264,818 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 150,282 (2024)
- 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)
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 88.0% 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 95.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Mongolia ranks 70th out of 98 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 5.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release