School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mongolia
Mongolia: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 4.62 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mongolia, 1971β2024
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 177th out of 212 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.
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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11,972 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.63 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.9% (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 177th out of 212 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