Mongolia's unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) was 5.75% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.01 percentage points from 3.74% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.75% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 6.34% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 3.74% | 2014 |
| Highest | 6.34% | 2019 |
| Lowest | 2.95% | 2018 |
| Average since 2015 | 4.43% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 6.15% | 2003 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Mongolia's unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) rose 1.49 percentage points on 2023 (from 4.25% to 5.75%).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was −0.05 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.35 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.39 percentage points in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.71 percentage points in 2020. 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 0.24 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 38% 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.
How it compares
In 2024, Mongolia had the 40th highest value of the 63 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
- Russian Federation — 37th of 63: 6.64%
- Iceland — 38th of 63: 6.55%
- Netherlands — 39th of 63: 6.12%
- Cyprus — 41st of 63: 5.66%
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 42nd of 63: 4.99%
- Mauritius — 43rd of 63: 4.98%
What this measures
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 19 values
| Year | Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.75 |
| 2023 | 4.25 |
| 2022 | 4.76 |
| 2021 | 5.36 |
| 2020 | 4.63 |
| 2019 | 6.34 |
| 2018 | 2.95 |
| 2017 | 3.15 |
| 2016 | 4.01 |
| 2015 | 3.09 |
| 2014 |
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) in nearby economies
- Australia — 8.44% (2024)
- Cambodia — 0.26% (2023)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 3.03% (2024)
- Indonesia — 2.05% (2023)
- Korea, Rep. — 3.37% (2025)
- Malaysia — 3.59% (2022)
- New Zealand — 6.75% (2020)
- Philippines — 1.89% (2023)
More social protection & labor data for Mongolia
- Net migration — 79 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 19.09% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 37.19% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 28.44% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 55.72% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 71.51% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 63.62% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Mongolia's unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education)?
- 5.75% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is down 0.4 percentage points from 6.15% in 2003. The highest value was 6.34% in 2019 and the lowest 2.95% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank?
- 40th highest of 63 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) unusual for Mongolia?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.BASC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 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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