Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 89 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2021
All-time low
96.9%
in 2018
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia is 98.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia peaked at 99.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2018.
Mongolia ranks 12th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.9% | 98.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 9 Qatar 99.3% compare
- 10 Uruguay 98.9% compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 98.8% compare
- 13 Montenegro 98.5% compare
- 14 Philippines 98.5% compare
- 15 Maldives 98.2% compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 2 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11,972 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia?
- Literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia was 98.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for literacy rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 12th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.