School enrollment, primary in Mongolia
Mongolia: School enrollment, primary was 97.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Mongolia, 1980–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary in Mongolia stood at 97.7%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Mongolia peaked at 97.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 1995.
That places Mongolia 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 96.5% | — |
| 1983 | 93.7% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 81.1% | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 84.6% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 86.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 88.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 91.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 89.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 97.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 97.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.7%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.9% | 93.7% | 96.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 85.1% | 81.1% | 88.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 82.6% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 94.6% | 97.9% | 9 |
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 school enrollment, primary in Mongolia?
- School enrollment, primary in Mongolia was 97.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 1995.
- How does Mongolia rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Mongolia ranks 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.