Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 92.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mongolia is 92.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mongolia peaked at 92.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 35th out of 135 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, completed lower secondary … lower both in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.2% | — |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | +1.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 92.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 92.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.6%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 80.2% | 80.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 84.7% | 91.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 91.0% | 92.8% | 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 92.8% 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 92.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mongolia ranks 35th out of 135 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 up 3.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release