Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 97.9% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia, 2003β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 97.9% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% 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 99.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 2018.
That places Mongolia 47th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 98.5% | 99.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 92.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.4% | 98.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.4% compare
- 45 Luxembourg 98.0% compare
- 46 Netherlands 97.9% compare
- 48 Portugal 97.8% compare
- 49 Palestine, State of 97.8% compare
- 50 Tonga 97.7% compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (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 97.9% 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 99.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.6% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mongolia ranks 47th out of 108 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release