Education · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Mongolia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 80.1% (2021), 75th of 176 in the world and 15th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary enrolment is 92.3% (2024), 159th of 191 in the world and 26th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary completion is 93.5% (2024), 97th of 168 in the world and 15th of 26 in East Asia & Pacific.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Mongolia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 80.1%2021 | 75/176 | 15/30 | · | 73.9% | 85.9% | +2.4 ppsince 2011 | 83.2% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 92.3%2024 | 159/191 | 26/30 | 99.8% | 121.8% | 92.3% | −7.5 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 93.5%2024 | 97/168 | 15/26 | 86.9% | · | 95.2% | −3.9 ppsince 2005 | 95.4% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 96.8%2023 | 74/176 | 9/26 | 62.4% | 91.2% | 95.4% | +5.6 ppsince 2010 | 92.0% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 89.1%2024 | 90/168 | 17/26 | 59.5% | 107.7% | 89.8% | −18.6 ppsince 2010 | 97.3% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 69.0%2024 | 54/172 | 10/27 | 29.3% | 56.1% | 66.3% | +2.4 ppsince 2014 | 63.3% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 8.6%2024 | 52/178 | 8/29 | 6.4% | 0.3% | 7.7% | +3.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 98.6%2024 | 28/141 | 4/23 | 97.8% | 98.3% | 99.2% | +0.4 ppsince 2010 | 96.6% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.3%2024 | 45/148 | 9/23 | 97.7% | 98.5% | 99.1% | +0.9 ppsince 2010 | 99.1% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 30.42018 | 36/173 | 4/27 | 32.6 | 30.2 | 30.42018 | −2.5%since 2008 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.2%2024 | 54/184 | 13/29 | 5.6% | 4.6% | · | +0.5 ppsince 2014 | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 13.8%2024 | 76/179 | 12/28 | 16.1% | 14.7% | 8.6% | −0.9 ppsince 2014 | 13.0% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+2.4 pp80.1% in 2021
- Secondary enrolment+5.6 pp96.8% in 2023
- Tertiary enrolment+2.4 pp69.0% in 2024
- Adult literacy+0.4 pp98.6% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−3.9 pp93.5% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−18.6 pp89.1% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+3.1 pp8.6% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Mongolia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Mongolia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Mongolia | China | Russia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 80.1%2021 | 93.1%2021 | 86.0%2019 |
| Primary enrolment | 92.3%2024 | 99.6%2024 | 97.7%2023 |
| Primary completion | 93.5%2024 | 103.5%2010 | 100.0%2019 |
| Secondary enrolment | 96.8%2023 | 92.3%2012 | 92.5%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 89.1%2024 | 103.6%2012 | 97.0%2019 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 69.0%2024 | 76.9%2024 | 60.4%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 8.6%2024 | — | 4.9%2023 |
| Adult literacy | 98.6%2024 | 96.7%2020 | 99.9%2021 |
| Youth literacy | 99.3%2024 | 99.8%2020 | 99.9%2021 |