Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Mongolia
Mongolia: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Mongolia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.3% for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 47.1% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Mongolia peaked at 1.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2004.
That places Mongolia 2nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9% | — |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -21.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +31.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -28.9% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +47.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Mongolia?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Mongolia was 1.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Mongolia ranks 2nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release