Education in Mongolia

161 indicators covering education for Mongolia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64 63.0% 2025 down 5.4% 135th
Population ages 0-14 31.6% 2025 up 6.9% 62nd
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th
School enrollment, primary 92.3% 2024 down 7.5% 169th
Primary education, teachers 11,972 2024 up 36.1% 134th
School enrollment, primary, female 92.9% 2024 down 6.4% 163rd
School enrollment, primary, male 91.8% 2024 down 8.5% 171st
Labor force, total 1.46 million 2025 up 14.5% 135th
Labor force, female 43.9% 2025 down 3.9% 108th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9778 GPI 2021 up 0.2% 128th
School enrollment, secondary 96.8% 2023 up 6.2% 75th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 4.8 per 1,000 2024 down 22.6% 100th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3.5 per 1,000 2024 down 18.6% 99th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.8 per 1,000 2024 down 28.0% 85th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.3 per 1,000 2024 down 40.9% 93rd
Secondary education, teachers 25,798 2024 up 23.4% 116th
School enrollment, secondary, female 99.4% 2023 up 5.3% 66th
School enrollment, secondary, male 94.4% 2023 up 7.3% 81st
School enrollment, tertiary 69.0% 2024 up 3.5% 54th
School enrollment, primary, private 6.4% 2019 up 20.7% 134th
School enrollment, preprimary 80.1% 2021 up 3.2% 76th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 51.5% 2024 down 6.1% 67th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 87.8% 2024 up 11.5% 38th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2021 down 5.0% 88th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.41 GPI 2024 up 8.5% 28th
Secondary education, teachers, female 19,568 2024 up 28.1% 98th
Primary completion rate, female 94.7% 2024 down 3.5% 97th
Primary completion rate, male 92.4% 2024 down 5.3% 104th
Government expenditure on education, total 5.2% 2024 up 10.6% 55th
Secondary education, general pupils 248,100 2010 up 14.5% 125th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 89.1% 2024 down 17.3% 94th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 79.5% 2021 down 0.1% 76th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 80.8% 2021 up 6.5% 74th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 98.6% 2018 up 8.5% 34th
Government expenditure on education, total 13.8% 2024 down 6.1% 81st
Secondary education, general pupils 51.7% 2010 down 5.8% 36th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 90.8% 2024 down 17.6% 94th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 87.5% 2024 down 16.9% 94th
Children out of school 8.6% 2024 up 57.5% 58th
Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th
Primary education, pupils 379,647 2024 up 58.7% 122nd
Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Secondary education, pupils 412,877 2023 up 49.6% 117th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 99.3% 2018 up 8.8% 21st
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 97.9% 2018 up 8.2% 40th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 30,181 2018 up 14.6% 97th
Number of under-five deaths, male 491 2024 down 44.1% 114th
Number of under-five deaths, female 381 2024 down 43.0% 115th
Number of infant deaths, male 404 2024 down 44.7% 114th
Number of infant deaths, female 313 2024 down 42.8% 115th
Children out of school, female 7.8% 2024 up 39.4% 67th
Children out of school, male 9.3% 2024 up 75.6% 57th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 38.4% 2018 down 15.6% 123rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 102.1% 2018 down 25.5% 90th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.5% 2025 up 5.9% 112th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.8% 2025 up 8.0% 75th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.2% 2025 up 7.7% 92nd
Primary education, teachers 96.8% 2024 up 1.6% 9th
Repeaters, primary, total 0.1% 2018 down 66.5% 170th