Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia
Mongolia: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.08 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia stood at 1.08 index. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia peaked at 1.39 index in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.08 index, in 2025.
Mongolia ranks 72nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.22 index | 1.19 index | 1.25 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.32 index | 1.26 index | 1.38 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 index | 1.27 index | 1.39 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 index | 1.13 index | 1.26 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.08 index | 1.12 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 33,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 33,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 34,641 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 34,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 36,196 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia was 1.08 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 index in 2000.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 index in 2025.
- How does Mongolia rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mongolia ranks 72nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.