Unemployment with basic education in Mongolia
Mongolia: Unemployment with basic education was 5.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Mongolia, 2003–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education in Mongolia is 5.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 35.1% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Mongolia peaked at 6.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2018.
That places Mongolia 72nd out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.5% | 6.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 69 Pakistan 6.3% compare
- 70 Costa Rica 6.1% compare
- 71 Netherlands 6.1% compare
- 73 Cayman Islands 5.7% compare
- 74 Cyprus 5.7% compare
- 75 Brunei 5.2% compare
More work & labour data for Mongolia
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 28.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Mongolia?
- Unemployment with basic education in Mongolia was 5.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Mongolia ranks 72nd out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).