Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mongolia
Mongolia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.98 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mongolia stood at 0.98 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mongolia peaked at 0.99 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.93 LPIA, in 2018.
Mongolia ranks 12th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.98 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.93 LPIA | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.97 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.99 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.97 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.98 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.96 LPIA | 0.93 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.98 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 10 Jordan 0.99 LPIA compare
- 10 Palestine, State of 0.99 LPIA compare
- 12 Sri Lanka 0.98 LPIA compare
- 12 Oman 0.98 LPIA compare
- 12 Philippines 0.98 LPIA compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mongolia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mongolia was 0.98 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Mongolia ranks 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release