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 5.1% 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 %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 5.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mongolia peaked at 10.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2015.
That places Mongolia 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -32.9% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +15.0% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 4.7% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 6 |
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 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 5.1% 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 10.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mongolia ranks 113th out of 206 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 82.1%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release