Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Mongolia
Mongolia: Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of was 17.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Mongolia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 17.4% for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in 2024.
That represents a change of up 45.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Mongolia peaked at 29.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2023.
That places Mongolia 42nd out of 145 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 29.7% | — |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -41.1% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +45.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 17.5% | 21.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 13.9% | 19.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 12.0% | 17.4% | 2 |
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 initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Mongolia?
- Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Mongolia was 17.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of?
- Mongolia ranks 42nd out of 145 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release