9 answers, 2 from Mongolia's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
Universities, institutes and colleges in Mongolia had 161,891 students in the 2025 academic year, according to the NSO tertiary students table, based on Ministry of Education data. 99,483 were recorded as male and 62,408 as female. In 2024 the total was 150,282.
The figures count students at institutions operating in Mongolia and do not include Mongolians studying abroad. Students by field of study and by degree level are in separate tables.
819,907 pupils were studying in Mongolia's general education schools in the 2025 academic year, according to the NSO general school pupils table, based on Ministry of Education data. 378,408 were in primary, 290,628 in secondary and 150,871 in upper secondary (high) school. 80,525 attended private schools.
General education schools cover primary and secondary education. The table counts full-time pupils. The NSO also publishes numbers of schools, teachers and pupil-teacher ratios.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2018, is 97.7%. Its high point since 2005 was 2017, at 97.9%; its low point was 2008, at 87.7%. East Asia & Pacific median: 93.1%; Mongolia is 2nd highest of 9. Of 69 countries with 2018 data, 5th highest.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2023, is 96.8%. Its high point since 2005 was 2009, at 98.5%; its low point was 2019, at 88.7%. East Asia & Pacific median: 94.0%; Mongolia is 8th highest of 22. Of 138 countries with 2023 data, 61st highest.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts gross tertiary enrolment in Mongolia at 69.0% in 2024. The peak was 70.4% in 2015 and the low 43.5% in 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 47.4%, and Mongolia placed 7th highest of 15. World rank, highest first: 30th of 90.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts the adult literacy rate in Mongolia at 98.6% in 2024. Since 2010 it has ranged from 96.9% (2018) to 99.2% (2021).
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 5.2% of GDP. That is the highest since at least 2007. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 5.2% of GDP, and Mongolia placed 3rd highest of 5. World rank, highest first: 13th of 36.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts the number of primary pupils per teacher in Mongolia at 30 in 2018. Its high point since 2005 was 2005, at 34; its low point was 2014, at 27. It is 2nd highest of 13 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 20. Of 85 countries with 2018 data, 21st highest.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 93.5%. Since 2005 it has ranged from 83.7% (2021) to 99.1% (2019). It is 13th highest of 20 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 98.9%. Worldwide: 65th of 104.
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