Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mongolia
Mongolia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 95.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mongolia, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mongolia stood at 95.2%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 100.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 1997.
Mongolia ranks 110th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 91.8% | — |
| 1986 | 95.0% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 89.3% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 83.5% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 74.9% | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 68.5% | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 67.7% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 56.3% | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 57.8% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 66.5% | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 88.7% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 100.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 100.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 92.6% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.4% | 91.8% | 95.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 56.3% | 89.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 71.1% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 89.8% | 96.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 92.3% | 95.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,593 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 379 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 92,261 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 58,021 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mongolia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mongolia was 95.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 1997.
- How does Mongolia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 110th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release