Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mongolia
Mongolia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 98.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 88 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2021
All-time low
97.9%
in 2018
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mongolia stood at 98.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mongolia peaked at 99.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2018.
Mongolia ranks 10th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.5% | — |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.9% | 98.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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, female in Mongolia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mongolia was 98.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Mongolia ranks 10th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release