Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Mongolia

Mongolia: Working-age population with primary education, primary education and was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
91st
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2002
All-time low
0.0%
in 2010
Years of data
14
2002–2021

Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Mongolia, 2002–2021

00.20.40.60.82002201120212002: 0.825 % of population with low education in working age2006: 0.79 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.721 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.805 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.75 % of population with low education in working age2010: 0 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.628 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.655 % of population with low education in working age2017: 0.645 % of population with low education in working age2018: 0.709 % of population with low education in working age2019: 0.611 % of population with low education in working age2020: 0.532 % of population with low education in working age2021: 0.521 % of population with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education in working age.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 0.5% for working-age population with primary education, primary education and in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.5% over five years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Mongolia peaked at 0.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.

Mongolia ranks 91st of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age) in Mongolia, 2002 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education in working age Change
2002 0.8% —
2006 0.8% -4.3%
2007 0.7% -8.7%
2008 0.8% +11.7%
2009 0.7% -6.9%
2010 0.0% -100.0%
2011 0.0% —
2014 0.6% —
2016 0.7% +4.3%
2017 0.6% -1.5%
2018 0.7% +9.9%
2019 0.6% -13.8%
2020 0.5% -12.9%
2021 0.5% -2.2%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 56% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 56% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 5
2010s 0.5% 0.0% 0.7% 7
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 88 Latvia 0.6% compare
  2. 89 Egypt 0.6% compare
  3. 90 Pakistan 0.6% compare
  4. 92 Togo 0.5% compare
  5. 93 Ghana 0.5% compare
  6. 94 Nepal 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Mongolia?
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Mongolia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
How does Mongolia rank for working-age population with primary education, primary education and?
Mongolia ranks 91st out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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