School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in Mongolia
Mongolia: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 4.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mongolia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mongolia is 4.62 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 6 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.36 years, in 1994.
That places Mongolia 182nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.78 years | — |
| 1972 | 3.83 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 3.01 years | -21.5% |
| 1974 | 3.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 3.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 3.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 3.12 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3.05 years | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 3.04 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 3.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 3.01 years | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 3.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 3.01 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.98 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.92 years | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.01 years | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 3.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.01 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 2.74 years | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 2.38 years | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 2.36 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.52 years | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 2.72 years | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 3.6 years | +32.4% |
| 1998 | 3.74 years | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 3.89 years | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 4.01 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 4.1 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.21 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.33 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 4.79 years | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 4.91 years | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.85 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.99 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 5.42 years | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 6 years | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 5.95 years | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.76 years | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.4 years | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 5 years | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 4.88 years | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 4.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.79 years | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.73 years | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.63 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.61 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4.68 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.66 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.62 years | -0.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 4.62 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.84 years, 79% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 4.62 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.02 years, 77% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +32.4% | 2.72 years | 3.6 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.24 years | 3.01 years | 3.83 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.99 years | 2.92 years | 3.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 years | 2.36 years | 3.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.57 years | 4.01 years | 5.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 years | 4.73 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 years | 4.61 years | 4.68 years | 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 school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mongolia?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mongolia was 4.62 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 years in 1994.
- How does Mongolia rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 182nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release