Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia
Mongolia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.01 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia peaked at 1.27 index in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.01 index, in 2025.
Mongolia ranks 89th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.13 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.13 index | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.14 index | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.14 index | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.15 index | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.16 index | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.17 index | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.17 index | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.18 index | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.19 index | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.2 index | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.21 index | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.23 index | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.24 index | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.25 index | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.26 index | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.27 index | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.26 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.26 index | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.25 index | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.24 index | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.22 index | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.21 index | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.19 index | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.18 index | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.16 index | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.15 index | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.13 index | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.12 index | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1 index | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.09 index | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.08 index | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.07 index | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.06 index | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 index | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.05 index | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.04 index | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 index | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 index | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.03 index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.01 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.01 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.15 index | 1.13 index | 1.18 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.24 index | 1.19 index | 1.27 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 index | 1.12 index | 1.25 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.03 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.03 index | 6 |
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 lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 index in 1997.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- How does Mongolia rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mongolia ranks 89th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.