Youth/adult literacy rate in Mongolia
Mongolia: Youth/adult literacy rate was 99.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.3%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
15th
of 57 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2022
All-time low
97.7%
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2024
Youth/adult literacy rate in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 99.3% for youth/adult literacy rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Mongolia peaked at 99.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 15th of 57 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.7% | — |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 99.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth/adult literacy rate in Mongolia?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Mongolia was 99.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Mongolia ranks 15th out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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