Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mongolia
Mongolia: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 2.69 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mongolia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mongolia stood at 2.69 live births per woman.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mongolia peaked at 7.41 live births per woman in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1.98 live births per woman, in 2004.
Mongolia ranks 74th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.5 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.56 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 5.67 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 5.77 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 5.87 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 6.06 live births per woman | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 6.24 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 6.39 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 6.54 live births per woman | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 6.68 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 6.82 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 6.96 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 7.1 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 7.24 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 7.33 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 7.38 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 7.41 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.39 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 7.37 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 7.34 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 7.31 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 7.3 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 7.28 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 7.24 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.17 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 7.07 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 6.93 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 6.79 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 6.62 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 6.42 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 6.21 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 5.98 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 5.8 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 5.63 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 5.45 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 5.26 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 5.03 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 4.83 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 4.65 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 4.42 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 4.21 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 3.86 live births per woman | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 3.43 live births per woman | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 3.02 live births per woman | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 2.82 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 2.74 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 2.62 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 2.48 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 2.36 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 2.3 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.25 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.19 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.1 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 2.02 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.98 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.99 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.12 live births per woman | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.32 live births per woman | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 2.53 live births per woman | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 2.62 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.52 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.6 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.74 live births per woman | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 2.94 live births per woman | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 3 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.01 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.96 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.89 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.92 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.01 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.95 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.83 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.75 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.69 live births per woman | -2.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 2.69 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 2.69 live births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.13 live births per woman, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 5.5 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.23 live births per woman | 6.82 live births per woman | 7.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.01 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.33 live births per woman | 4.42 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.98 live births per woman | 2.3 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 live births per woman | 2.52 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 2.95 live births per woman | 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 women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mongolia?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mongolia was 2.69 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 live births per woman in 1966.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 live births per woman in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Mongolia ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.