Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 93.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Mongolia, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Mongolia stood at 93.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Mongolia peaked at 102.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 1995.
Mongolia ranks 103rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 94.4% | — |
| 1979 | 97.6% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 97.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 72.5% | -25.8% |
| 1996 | 76.8% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 74.1% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 86.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 93.1% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 100.2% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 102.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 93.5% | -0.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 93.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 93.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.1%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.0% | 94.4% | 97.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 97.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 78.6% | 72.5% | 85.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 86.9% | 102.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 90.2% | 99.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 83.7% | 96.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More aid effectiveness data for Mongolia
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 7.25 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 1.90 million current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 2.97 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 19.56 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 2.80 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 17.88 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 12.57 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 323,244 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 244,107 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 5.03 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Mongolia?
- Primary completion rate, total in Mongolia was 93.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 102.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 1995.
- How does Mongolia rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Mongolia ranks 103rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.