Literacy rate, youth total in Mongolia
Mongolia: Literacy rate, youth total was 99.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, youth total in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, youth total in Mongolia stood at 99.3%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Mongolia peaked at 99.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 23rd out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, youth total in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.7% | — |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.1% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,342 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 129,476 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 412,877 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth total in Mongolia?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Mongolia was 99.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Mongolia ranks 23rd out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.