Primary education, teachers in Mongolia
Mongolia: Primary education, teachers was 96.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Mongolia, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Mongolia is 96.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Mongolia peaked at 96.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 1975.
Mongolia ranks 9th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.4% | 54.4% | 54.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 85.6% | 81.5% | 88.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 90.7% | 89.7% | 93.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 92.5% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 95.0% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.3% | 96.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11,972 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 91.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.46 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Mongolia?
- Primary education, teachers in Mongolia was 96.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 1975.
- How does Mongolia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Mongolia ranks 9th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.