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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 2 years (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. average years of schooling 2.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.9% (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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About this data
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.