Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Mongolia
Mongolia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.63 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Mongolia, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Mongolia is 2.63 live births per woman, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Mongolia peaked at 7.41 live births per woman in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1.98 live births per woman, in 2004.
That places Mongolia 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 5.5 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.23 live births per woman | 6.82 live births per woman | 7.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.01 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.33 live births per woman | 4.42 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.98 live births per woman | 2.3 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 live births per woman | 2.52 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 2.95 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 70 Saint Martin (French part) 2.67 live births per woman compare
- 71 Lesotho 2.66 live births per woman compare
- 72 Turkmenistan 2.66 live births per woman compare
- 74 East Timor 2.63 live births per woman compare
- 75 Haiti 2.62 live births per woman compare
- 76 Djibouti 2.62 live births per woman compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 2 years (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 11,972 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 91.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Mongolia?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Mongolia was 2.63 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 live births per woman in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 live births per woman in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Mongolia ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.