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 6.9% 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
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mongolia stood at 6.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mongolia peaked at 13.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2014.
That places Mongolia 103rd 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 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -34.1% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +14.5% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 5.8% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 6.9% | 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 6.9% 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 13.7% 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 3.9% in 2014.
- How does Mongolia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mongolia ranks 103rd 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 76.9%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release