Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male was 78.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mongolia, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mongolia is 78.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mongolia peaked at 79.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2010.
That places Mongolia 44th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 67.8% | — |
| 2013 | 76.5% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | -1.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 78.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.1%, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 78.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.6%, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.0% | 67.8% | 78.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 75.7% | 79.1% | 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 78.2% 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 79.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2010.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mongolia ranks 44th out of 94 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 0.4%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release