Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mongolia
Mongolia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 6.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mongolia stood at 6.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 139.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 6.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2010.
Mongolia ranks 80th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 6.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 6.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 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, both sexes in Mongolia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mongolia was 6.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2010.
- How does Mongolia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release