Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mongolia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mongolia is 90.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mongolia peaked at 90.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2007.
Mongolia ranks 39th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 57.1% | — |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 72.9% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 70.3% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +6.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 90.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.3%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 90.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.1%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.2% | 57.1% | 64.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 69.5% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 76.0% | 90.4% | 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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mongolia?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mongolia was 90.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2007.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Mongolia ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.