Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Mongolia
Mongolia: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 1.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Mongolia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Mongolia stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 81.7% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Mongolia peaked at 20.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 142nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.4% | — |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +31.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +42.3% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -37.3% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +132.8% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -77.6% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +127.2% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +144.0% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -59.1% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +56.0% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -26.9% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -81.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.4% | 13.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 3.1% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 1.9% | 14.9% | 5 |
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 one year before the official primary in Mongolia?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Mongolia was 1.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Mongolia ranks 142nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.6%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release