Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mongolia
Mongolia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.5465 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5465 modelled data
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
175th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1 modelled data
in 2003
All-time low
0.5465 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.5465 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mongolia peaked at 1 modelled data in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5465 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Mongolia 175th out of 204 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.875 modelled data | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9649 modelled data | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 1 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.98 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9767 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9231 modelled data | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8889 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7931 modelled data | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7037 modelled data | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6667 modelled data | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6333 modelled data | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6875 modelled data | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7188 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.697 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6857 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6579 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6429 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6042 modelled data | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5893 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5781 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5857 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5714 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5663 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5465 modelled data | -3.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.5465 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9199 modelled data, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.5465 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8793 modelled data, 62% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9202 modelled data | 0.7931 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6698 modelled data | 0.6042 modelled data | 0.7188 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5729 modelled data | 0.5465 modelled data | 0.5893 modelled data | 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Mongolia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mongolia was 0.5465 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 modelled data in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5465 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Mongolia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Mongolia ranks 175th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release