Adult literacy rate in Mongolia
98.6% of adults in Mongolia could read and write in 2024.
Mongolia, 2024
98.6%
Change from 2023
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World, 2024
87.7%
Adult literacy rate in Mongolia over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mongolia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.6% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | 87.4% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | 87.2% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | 87.0% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | 97.8% | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 97.8%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 87.7%.
More for Mongolia
All statistics for Mongolia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
92.3%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
14.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
97.5%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
99.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
93.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
8.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS