Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Mongolia

Mongolia: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 12.34 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
12.34
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
17th
of 93 countries
All-time high
12.34
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 2002
Years of data
14
2002–2021

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Mongolia, 2002–2021

02.557.51012.52002201120212002: 02006: 9.32007: 9.22008: 9.72009: 10.52010: 9.62011: 9.62014: 11.52016: 11.52017: 11.92018: 11.82019: 122020: 12.12021: 12.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Mongolia is 12.34, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Mongolia peaked at 12.34 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.

Mongolia ranks 17th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.73 0 10.48 5
2010s 11.13 9.55 12.04 7
2020s 12.21 12.08 12.34 2

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 14 Denmark 12.52 compare
  2. 15 Slovenia 12.48 compare
  3. 16 Slovak Republic 12.41 compare
  4. 18 Norway 12.3 compare
  5. 19 Ireland 12.27 compare
  6. 20 Kazakhstan 12.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Mongolia?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Mongolia was 12.34 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 12.34 in 2021.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
How does Mongolia rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Mongolia ranks 17th out of 93 countries with data for 2021.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,319 data points, 1970–2021
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