Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 95.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
60th
of 137 countries
All-time high
98.8%
in 2009
All-time low
87.6%
in 2018
Years of data
18
2000–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia is 95.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia peaked at 98.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 2018.
Mongolia ranks 60th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.5% | — |
| 2006 | 96.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 95.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 95.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.4%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.8% | 94.5% | 98.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 87.6% | 98.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 91.0% | 96.3% | 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 primary education or higher in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia was 95.8% 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 98.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mongolia ranks 60th out of 137 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 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release