Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Mongolia

Mongolia: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 11.6%
World rank
52nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2008
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
14
2002–2021

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Mongolia, 2002–2021

00.20.40.60.812002201120212002: 0.97 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.964 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.904 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.94 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 0.975 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.994 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.956 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.942 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0.961 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.931 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.505 % of youth labor force with low education2020: 0.734 % of youth labor force with low education2021: 0.819 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

In 2021, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Mongolia stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Mongolia peaked at 1.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

Mongolia ranks 52nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Mongolia, 2002 to 2021.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
2002 1.0%
2006 1.0% -0.7%
2007 0.9% -6.2%
2008 1.0% +10.6%
2009 0.9% -6.0%
2010 1.0% +3.8%
2011 1.0% +1.9%
2014 1.0% -3.8%
2016 0.9% -1.5%
2017 1.0% +2.0%
2018 0.9% -3.1%
2019 0.5% -45.7%
2020 0.7% +45.2%
2021 0.8% +11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.5% 1.0% 7
2020s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 49 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare
  2. 50 Morocco 0.8% compare
  3. 51 Romania 0.8% compare
  4. 53 Argentina 0.8% compare
  5. 54 Zambia 0.8% compare
  6. 55 Belarus 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Mongolia?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Mongolia was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Mongolia rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Mongolia ranks 52nd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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