Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 96.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
53rd
of 136 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2003
All-time low
89.3%
in 2018
Years of data
19
2000–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 96.7% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia peaked at 99.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2018.
Mongolia ranks 53rd of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.2% | — |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 95.8% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 96.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.9%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 96.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.4%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.9% | 93.2% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 89.3% | 98.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 91.7% | 96.9% | 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 96.7% 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 99.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mongolia ranks 53rd out of 136 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 0.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release