Literacy rate, adult female in Mongolia
Mongolia: Literacy rate, adult female was 98.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, adult female in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Mongolia is 98.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Mongolia peaked at 99.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 9th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, adult female in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.5% | — |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 98.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 98.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.0% | 98.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Mongolia?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Mongolia was 98.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Mongolia ranks 9th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.