Share of the population with lower secondary education in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 92.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 92.8% for share of the population with lower secondary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with lower secondary education in Mongolia peaked at 92.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 35th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.2% | — |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 80.2% | 80.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 84.7% | 91.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 91.0% | 92.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,593 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 379 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 92,261 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 58,021 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with lower secondary education in Mongolia?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Mongolia was 92.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Mongolia ranks 35th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.