Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.9159 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.9159 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia peaked at 0.9785 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.802 LPIA, in 2018.
That places Mongolia 56th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9378 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9486 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9591 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9766 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9785 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9524 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9535 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9527 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.802 LPIA | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9264 LPIA | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8196 LPIA | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.933 LPIA | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9261 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9159 LPIA | -1.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.9159 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9106 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.9159 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9159 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9555 LPIA | 0.9378 LPIA | 0.9766 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9276 LPIA | 0.802 LPIA | 0.9785 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8987 LPIA | 0.8196 LPIA | 0.933 LPIA | 4 |
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 primary education or higher in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia was 0.9159 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9785 LPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.802 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mongolia ranks 56th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary 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