Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA was 0.9335 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.9335 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia peaked at 0.9808 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8264 LPIA, in 2018.
Mongolia ranks 54th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9448 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.9563 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9744 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9808 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9588 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9591 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9608 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9527 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8264 LPIA | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.936 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8356 LPIA | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9441 LPIA | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9328 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9335 LPIA | +0.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.9335 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9084 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.9335 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9293 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9585 LPIA | 0.9448 LPIA | 0.9744 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9392 LPIA | 0.8264 LPIA | 0.9808 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9115 LPIA | 0.8356 LPIA | 0.9441 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 0.9335 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 0.9808 LPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8264 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mongolia ranks 54th 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 2.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release