Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male in Mongolia
Mongolia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 98.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male in Mongolia peaked at 99.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 20th out of 57 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.4% | — |
| 2010 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 379,647 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5431 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,716 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male in Mongolia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male in Mongolia was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male?
- Mongolia ranks 20th out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release