Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Mongolia

Mongolia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 13.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
13.8%
Change on year
up 20.1%
World rank
81st
of 194 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2002
All-time low
7.5%
in 2022
Years of data
23
1997–2024

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Mongolia, 1997–2024

051015201997201020241997: 12.8 %1998: 15.2 %1999: 15.5 %2000: 16.1 %2002: 20.3 %2004: 13.6 %2007: 13.3 %2009: 14.5 %2010: 14.7 %2011: 12.2 %2012: 14.4 %2013: 15.4 %2014: 14.7 %2015: 13.5 %2016: 13.1 %2017: 12.6 %2018: 13.1 %2019: 10.3 %2020: 8.6 %2021: 8.4 %2022: 7.5 %2023: 11.5 %2024: 13.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 13.8% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2024.

The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Mongolia peaked at 20.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2022.

That places Mongolia 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.5% 12.8% 15.5% 3
2000s 15.6% 13.3% 20.3% 5
2010s 13.4% 10.3% 15.4% 10
2020s 9.9% 7.5% 13.8% 5

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  4. 82 British Virgin Islands 13.6% compare
  5. 83 Gabon 13.6% compare
  6. 84 Cape Verde 13.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Mongolia?
Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Mongolia was 13.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2002.
What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
How does Mongolia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
Mongolia ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.