Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 91.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mongolia, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mongolia stood at 91.4%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 99.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 1995.
That places Mongolia 148th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 94.5% | — |
| 1983 | 93.2% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 92.1% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 78.3% | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 81.6% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 82.6% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 87.4% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 90.6% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 93.6% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 93.6% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 95.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 92.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | -0.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 91.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.0%, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 91.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.4%, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.3% | 92.1% | 94.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 78.3% | 90.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 86.2% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 93.8% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 91.4% | 92.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.44 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mongolia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mongolia was 91.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 1995.
- How does Mongolia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 148th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release