Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.8992 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.8992 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia peaked at 0.9854 LPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7763 LPIA, in 2018.
That places Mongolia 58th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.9854 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9521 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9621 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.979 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9762 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9458 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9475 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7763 LPIA | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9171 LPIA | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8039 LPIA | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9218 LPIA | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9193 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8992 LPIA | -2.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.8992 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9262 LPIA, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.8992 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9303 LPIA, 97% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9697 LPIA | 0.9521 LPIA | 0.9854 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9126 LPIA | 0.7763 LPIA | 0.9762 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.886 LPIA | 0.8039 LPIA | 0.9218 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 0.8992 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 0.9854 LPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7763 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mongolia ranks 58th out of 99 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 5.1%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release