Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mongolia
Mongolia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.6853 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6853 GPIA
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
133rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.8038 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
0.5843 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
20
1995–2023
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mongolia, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.6853 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2023.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mongolia peaked at 0.8038 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5843 GPIA, in 2006.
Mongolia ranks 133rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.723 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.7455 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7805 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7622 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.769 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7646 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7371 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7463 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8017 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8038 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6884 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5843 GPIA | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.734 GPIA | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7274 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7388 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6662 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6527 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6209 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6457 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6853 GPIA | +6.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.6853 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9231 GPIA, 74% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.6853 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9147 GPIA, 75% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.756 GPIA | 0.723 GPIA | 0.7805 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.732 GPIA | 0.5843 GPIA | 0.8038 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7025 GPIA | 0.6662 GPIA | 0.7388 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6512 GPIA | 0.6209 GPIA | 0.6853 GPIA | 4 |
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mongolia?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mongolia was 0.6853 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8038 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5843 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Mongolia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Mongolia ranks 133rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release