Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia
Mongolia: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia stood at 1.03 index. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia peaked at 1.2 index in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.03 index, in 2023.
Mongolia ranks 37th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.2 index | — |
| 1996 | 1.17 index | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.18 index | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.16 index | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.14 index | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.12 index | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.09 index | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.08 index | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.05 index | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.04 index | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.05 index | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.06 index | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.05 index | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.05 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 index | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 index | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 index | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.03 index | -0.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.03 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.03 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 index | 1.14 index | 1.2 index | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.06 index | 1.04 index | 1.12 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 1.05 index | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.03 index | 1.04 index | 4 |
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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia was 1.03 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 index in 1995.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mongolia ranks 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.