Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male was 94.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
94.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
67th
of 135 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2009
All-time low
85.7%
in 2018
Years of data
17
2000–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia stood at 94.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mongolia peaked at 98.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 85.7%, in 2018.
That places Mongolia 67th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.8% | — |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | -0.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 94.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 94.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.3%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.2% | 95.8% | 98.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 85.7% | 98.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 90.2% | 95.6% | 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 94.8% 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 98.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.7% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mongolia ranks 67th out of 135 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 1.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release