Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Mongolia
Mongolia: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Mongolia, 1997–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.2% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Mongolia peaked at 2.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2017.
That places Mongolia 101st out of 165 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.4% | — |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -41.8% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +40.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Mongolia?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Mongolia was 1.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2017.
- How does Mongolia rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Mongolia ranks 101st out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release