Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia
Mongolia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 index
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
44th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.02 index
in 1994
All-time low
0.9353 index
in 1976
Years of data
46
1975–2024
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia stood at 1.01 index.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia peaked at 1.02 index in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9353 index, in 1976.
Mongolia ranks 44th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.9765 index | — |
| 1976 | 0.9353 index | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9648 index | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9797 index | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9571 index | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9629 index | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9813 index | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9899 index | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9672 index | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9664 index | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9801 index | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9791 index | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9951 index | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.01 index | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.02 index | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1 index | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9873 index | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9988 index | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9924 index | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9852 index | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9864 index | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9901 index | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.992 index | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.982 index | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9785 index | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9865 index | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9901 index | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9888 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9867 index | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9872 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9833 index | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.984 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9787 index | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9781 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9865 index | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9913 index | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9895 index | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9941 index | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | -0.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.01 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.01 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9641 index | 0.9353 index | 0.9797 index | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.973 index | 0.9571 index | 0.9899 index | 8 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 0.9852 index | 1.02 index | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9868 index | 0.9785 index | 0.992 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9898 index | 0.9781 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Mongolia was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 1994.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9353 index in 1976.
- How does Mongolia rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mongolia ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.