Average years of schooling among adults in Mongolia
Mongolia: Average years of schooling among adults was 9.42 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Mongolia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling among adults in Mongolia is 9.42 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Mongolia peaked at 10.9 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.49 years, in 1990.
Mongolia ranks 105th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling among adults in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.49 years | — |
| 1991 | 8.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 8.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 8.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 8.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 8.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 8.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 8.79 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 8.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 8.96 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 9.04 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 9.14 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.24 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.44 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.54 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 9.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.84 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.94 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.15 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.26 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 10.36 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.47 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.58 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.69 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.8 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.9 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.16 years | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 9.42 years | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 9.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.42 years | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 9.42 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11 years, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 9.42 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.43 years, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.66 years | 8.49 years | 8.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.49 years | 9.04 years | 9.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.44 years | 10.04 years | 10.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.42 years | 9.42 years | 9.42 years | 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 average years of schooling among adults in Mongolia?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Mongolia was 9.42 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.49 years in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Mongolia ranks 105th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.