Lower secondary completion rate, total in Mongolia
Mongolia: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 89.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Mongolia, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Mongolia stood at 89.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Mongolia peaked at 107.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 1974.
Mongolia ranks 94th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 44.9% | — |
| 1975 | 53.0% | +18.2% |
| 1976 | 61.2% | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 75.5% | +23.4% |
| 1979 | 80.4% | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 83.5% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 62.3% | -25.4% |
| 1996 | 107.8% | +73.1% |
| 1997 | 57.8% | -46.4% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 59.5% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 107.7% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 103.4% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.0% | 44.9% | 80.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.8% | 55.3% | 107.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 59.5% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.7% | 94.0% | 107.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 88.4% | 96.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 91 Ukraine 89.8% compare
- 92 Grenada 89.5% compare
- 93 Cuba 89.2% compare
- 95 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 88.5% compare
- 96 South Africa 88.3% compare
- 97 Timor-Leste 88.3% 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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Mongolia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Mongolia was 89.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 107.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 1974.
- How does Mongolia rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Mongolia ranks 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.