School completion in Mongolia
Mongolia: School completion was 99.71 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.71
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.71
in 2025
All-time low
82.74
in 1998
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Mongolia, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 99.71 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Mongolia peaked at 99.71 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 82.74, in 1998.
Mongolia ranks 28th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 95.18 | — |
| 1982 | 95.37 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 95.56 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 95.7 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 95.78 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 95.76 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 95.59 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 95.23 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 94.63 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 93.72 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 92.48 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 90.88 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 88.99 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 87.01 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 85.18 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 83.72 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 82.89 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 82.74 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 83.29 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 84.52 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 86.16 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 87.96 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 89.63 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 91.01 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 92.11 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 93.05 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 93.91 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 94.77 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 95.59 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 96.33 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 96.97 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 97.48 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 97.89 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.22 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.5 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.71 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.9 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.06 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.2 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.32 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.41 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.51 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.58 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.65 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.71 | +0.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 99.71 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 99.71 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.58, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95.42 | 94.63 | 95.78 | 9 |
| 1990s | 87.09 | 82.74 | 93.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.87 | 84.52 | 95.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.13 | 96.33 | 99.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.53 | 99.32 | 99.71 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.44 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Mongolia?
- School completion in Mongolia was 99.71 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.71 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.74 in 1998.
- How does Mongolia rank for school completion?
- Mongolia ranks 28th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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