Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia
Mongolia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.99 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia stood at 0.99 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia peaked at 0.99 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.93 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.93 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.94 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.93 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.96 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.98 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.93 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9433 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9825 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 3 Armenia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 0.99 LPIA compare
- 6 Georgia 0.99 LPIA compare
- 6 Serbia 0.99 LPIA compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia was 0.99 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Mongolia ranks 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release