Average years of schooling in Mongolia
Mongolia: Average years of schooling was 9.42 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling in Mongolia, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling in Mongolia is 9.42 years, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling in Mongolia peaked at 9.75 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.61 years, in 1950.
Mongolia ranks 81st of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Average years of schooling in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.61 years | — |
| 1955 | 1.95 years | +21.1% |
| 1960 | 2.52 years | +29.2% |
| 1965 | 3.21 years | +27.4% |
| 1970 | 3.56 years | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 5.65 years | +58.7% |
| 1980 | 6.35 years | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 7.02 years | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 7.76 years | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 7.84 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 7.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.57 years | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 9.2 years | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 9.75 years | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 9.42 years | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.78 years | 1.61 years | 1.95 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 2.87 years | 2.52 years | 3.21 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.61 years | 3.56 years | 5.65 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.68 years | 6.35 years | 7.02 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.8 years | 7.76 years | 7.84 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.22 years | 7.88 years | 8.57 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.47 years | 9.2 years | 9.75 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.42 years | 9.42 years | 9.42 years | 1 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 412,877 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8593 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 204,797 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 9.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 208,080 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 10.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 264,818 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling in Mongolia?
- Average years of schooling in Mongolia was 9.42 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.75 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 years in 1950.
- How does Mongolia rank for average years of schooling?
- Mongolia ranks 81st out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is average years of schooling rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.