Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 91.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Mongolia, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Mongolia stood at 91.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Mongolia peaked at 99.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 1995.
That places Mongolia 149th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.3% | 92.1% | 94.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 78.3% | 90.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 86.2% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 93.8% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 91.4% | 92.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11,972 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Mongolia?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Mongolia was 91.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 1995.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Mongolia ranks 149th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.