Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Mongolia
Mongolia: Persistence to last grade of primary, total was 98.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Mongolia, 1978–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2018, persistence to last grade of primary, total in Mongolia stood at 98.6%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, total in Mongolia peaked at 98.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 1997.
Mongolia ranks 34th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 91.2% | — |
| 1979 | 95.1% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 93.5% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 91.9% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 90.4% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 84.2% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 87.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 88.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 88.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 90.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.2% | 91.2% | 95.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 93.5% | 93.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.3% | 84.2% | 91.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 88.5% | 92.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.3% | 98.6% | 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 persistence to last grade of primary, total in Mongolia?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Mongolia was 98.6% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 1997.
- How does Mongolia rank for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
- Mongolia ranks 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, total rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.