Literacy rate in Mongolia in 2024 — 98.64%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 29. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.87 pp.
2000–2024 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mongolia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.64 | +0 pp |
| 2023 | 98.64 | −0.09 pp |
| 2022 | 98.73 | −0.48 pp |
| 2021 | 99.21 | +0.03 pp |
| 2020 | 99.18 | +0.72 pp |
| 2019 | 98.46 | +1.56 pp |
| 2018 | 96.9 | — |
| 2010 | 98.26 | — |
| 2000 | 97.77 | — |
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
What share of their potential a child born today will manage to realize.
Education Population with tertiary educationWhat share of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Education Primary completion rateWhat share of children reach the last grade of primary school.
Education Primary school enrollmentThe net enrollment rate: the share of children of school age attending primary school.
