Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male was 88.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 88.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia peaked at 98.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 2018.
Mongolia ranks 55th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 98.3% | — |
| 2006 | 93.8% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | -2.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 88.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 87.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 88.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 88.0%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.3% | 93.8% | 98.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 71.9% | 97.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 77.5% | 90.4% | 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 88.0% 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 98.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mongolia ranks 55th 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 5.4%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release