Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mongolia
Mongolia: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.7%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
17th
of 95 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2021
All-time low
97.0%
in 2000
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 99.7% for literacy rate of young men vs. women in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mongolia peaked at 99.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 17th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.0% | 99.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.9% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 208,080 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 10.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 264,818 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 150,282 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mongolia?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Mongolia was 99.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Mongolia ranks 17th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.