Mongolia: Children out of school, primary, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Mongolia's children out of school, primary, female rose 21% on 2023 (from 12,854 to 15,550).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was +8.2% and a typical year strayed about 51.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 171.8% in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 53.3% in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1,041 a year. A straight line explains 86% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 16,657 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 842.65, against 1,396 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Mongolia had the 30th highest value of the 72 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mongolia in the 2024 ranking

• Solomon Islands — 27th of 72: 18,048
• Spain — 28th of 72: 17,236
• Panama — 29th of 72: 16,435
• Cuba — 31st of 72: 14,674
• Israel — 32nd of 72: 13,540
• Belarus — 33rd of 72: 12,179

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 27 values

Children out of school, primary, female in nearby economies

• Australia — 1,110 (2023)
• Brunei Darussalam — 657 (2024)
• Cambodia — 46,902 (2024)
• Fiji — 2,673 (2016)
• Indonesia — 1.33 million (2018)
• Kiribati — 959 (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 15,928 (2022)
• Lao PDR — 40,481 (2025)
• Macao SAR, China — 2,169 (2024)
• Malaysia — 181,582 (2024)
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

More education data for Mongolia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 69.04% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils — 379,647 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 92.34% (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 80.15% (2021)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 92.9% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Mongolia's children out of school, primary, female?

15,550 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1995?

It is down 24.22% from 20,521 in 1995 (0.95% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 23,098 in 1997 and the lowest 2,200 in 2012.

How does Mongolia rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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