Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia
Mongolia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 1 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
4th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.97 LPIA
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1 LPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia peaked at 1 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.97 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.97 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.97 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9833 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9975 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 1 Albania 1.01 LPIA compare
- 1 Maldives 1.01 LPIA compare
- 1 Thailand 1.01 LPIA compare
- 4 Armenia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Colombia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Ecuador 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Georgia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Malaysia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Oman 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Tonga 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 379,647 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5431 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,716 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mongolia was 1 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
- Mongolia ranks 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release