Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Mongolia
Mongolia: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 13.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Mongolia, 2004–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 13.2% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2017.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Mongolia peaked at 16.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2012.
That places Mongolia 76th out of 127 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.5% | — |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -33.2% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.5% | 15.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 10.6% | 16.6% | 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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Mongolia?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Mongolia was 13.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2012.
- How does Mongolia rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Mongolia ranks 76th out of 127 countries with data for 2017.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Initial government funding per 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