School enrolment in Mongolia
Mongolia: School enrolment was 90.41 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.41
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
39th
of 178 countries
All-time high
90.41
in 2024
All-time low
57.14
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
School enrolment in Mongolia, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrolment in Mongolia is 90.41, 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, school enrolment in Mongolia peaked at 90.41 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.14, 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.
School enrolment in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 57.14 | — |
| 2008 | 58.8 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 64.57 | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 69.45 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 72.93 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 70.26 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 69.59 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.17 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 71.8 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 74.66 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 78.18 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 78.09 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.44 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 77.35 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.36 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 75.99 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.98 | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 90.41 | +6.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 90.41 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.31, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 90.41 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.08, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.17 | 57.14 | 64.57 | 3 |
| 2010s | 73.36 | 69.45 | 78.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.02 | 75.99 | 90.41 | 5 |
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 enrolment in Mongolia?
- School enrolment in Mongolia was 90.41 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.41 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.14 in 2007.
- How does Mongolia rank for school enrolment?
- Mongolia ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrolment 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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