School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mongolia
Mongolia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.4 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia stood at 1.4 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia peaked at 1.56 GPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.27 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Mongolia 36th out of 191 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.56 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 1.55 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.53 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.45 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.43 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.41 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.42 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.38 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.37 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.36 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.35 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.37 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.36 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.36 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.34 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.31 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.3 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.27 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.34 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.41 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.41 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.39 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.4 GPIA | +0.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.4 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.4 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 GPIA | 1.45 GPIA | 1.56 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.39 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia was 1.4 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 GPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mongolia ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release