Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Mongolia
Mongolia: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 92.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Mongolia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Mongolia stood at 92.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Mongolia peaked at 121.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 1994.
That places Mongolia 180th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.1% | 94.5% | 104.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 99.8% | 97.4% | 101.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 78.6% | 101.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.7% | 96.1% | 109.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.5% | 94.1% | 121.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 92.0% | 93.3% | 5 |
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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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Mongolia?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Mongolia was 92.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 121.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 1994.
- How does Mongolia rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Mongolia ranks 180th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.