Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mongolia
Mongolia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 13.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mongolia stood at 13.8%.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mongolia peaked at 20.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2017.
Mongolia ranks 41st of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7% | — |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -77.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -21.6% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +625.9% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -31.3% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +46.3% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.5% | 17.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 2.8% | 20.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 10.0% | 14.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,593 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 379 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 92,261 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 58,021 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mongolia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mongolia was 13.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2017.
- How does Mongolia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mongolia ranks 41st out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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