Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.836 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mongolia is 0.836 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mongolia peaked at 0.8365 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7403 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 45th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7403 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.7509 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8182 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8365 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8291 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8334 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.83 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8344 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.786 LPIA | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8261 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8108 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8282 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8337 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.836 LPIA | +0.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.836 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7121 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.836 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7846 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7403 LPIA | 0.7403 LPIA | 0.7403 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8148 LPIA | 0.7509 LPIA | 0.8365 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.827 LPIA | 0.8108 LPIA | 0.836 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.44 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,342 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 129,476 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 412,877 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 379,647 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5431 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mongolia was 0.836 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8365 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7403 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mongolia ranks 45th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release