Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male was 97.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.9%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
47th
of 108 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2003
All-time low
92.6%
in 2018
Years of data
19
2003–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia, 2003–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 99.7% | — |
| 2006 | 98.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | -0.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 97.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 97.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
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 97.8% compare
- 50 Tonga 97.7% compare
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 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