School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mongolia
Mongolia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mongolia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mongolia stood at 1.02 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mongolia peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9887 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Mongolia 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.13 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9957 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9964 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9887 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 39 Belgium 1.02 GPIA compare
- 40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.02 GPIA compare
- 41 Tokelau 1.02 GPIA compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 1.02 GPIA compare
- 44 San Marino 1.02 GPIA compare
- 45 Lebanon 1.02 GPIA compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mongolia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mongolia was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 1993.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9887 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Mongolia ranks 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release