Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mongolia
Mongolia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 97.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mongolia, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 97.6% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 101.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 1997.
Mongolia ranks 93rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 93.3% | — |
| 1986 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 90.8% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 75.9% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 69.4% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.7% | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 69.7% | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 78.1% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 101.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 92.2% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.8% | 93.3% | 94.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 72.2% | 57.7% | 90.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 74.2% | 101.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 92.2% | 97.6% | 3 |
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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 97.6% in 2018, 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 101.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 1997.
- How does Mongolia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 93rd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.