Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mongolia
Mongolia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.4493 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mongolia stood at 0.4493 modelled data.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mongolia peaked at 0.6207 modelled data in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3902 modelled data, in 2016.
That places Mongolia 180th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5693 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.5312 modelled data | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5043 modelled data | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4808 modelled data | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4674 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.494 modelled data | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5366 modelled data | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5747 modelled data | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5909 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6207 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6111 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5849 modelled data | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5714 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5349 modelled data | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4872 modelled data | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4103 modelled data | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3902 modelled data | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4222 modelled data | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4681 modelled data | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4894 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5111 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4889 modelled data | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4694 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4545 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4444 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4493 modelled data | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.537 modelled data | 0.4674 modelled data | 0.6207 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.497 modelled data | 0.3902 modelled data | 0.6111 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4696 modelled data | 0.4444 modelled data | 0.5111 modelled data | 6 |
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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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mongolia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mongolia was 0.4493 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6207 modelled data in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3902 modelled data in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mongolia ranks 180th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release