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
Latest (2024)
92.3%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
180th
of 217 countries
All-time high
121.8%
in 2010
All-time low
78.6%
in 1994
Years of data
53
1971–2024
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.
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 94.5% | — |
| 1972 | 95.7% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 100.2% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 101.0% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 101.4% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 102.4% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 104.0% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 101.7% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 101.2% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 101.7% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 100.4% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 100.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 100.4% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 99.2% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 97.4% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 98.2% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 100.3% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 101.1% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 100.4% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 91.4% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 79.4% | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 78.6% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 90.4% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 89.7% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 93.1% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 96.6% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 99.8% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 102.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 102.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 105.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 108.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 109.4% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 121.8% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 120.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 115.8% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 107.7% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | -0.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 92.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.1%, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 92.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.7%, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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.