Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age) was 50.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic education, male in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with basic education, male in Mongolia is 50.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, male in Mongolia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 84th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2003 | 62.4% | -37.6% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 54.9% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | -8.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 50.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.6%, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 50.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.8%, 75% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -37.6% | 100.0% | 62.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.4% | 59.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 54.5% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 50.0% | 62.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More work & labour data for Mongolia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0999 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,167 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 908.11 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,756 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,763 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,519 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, male in Mongolia?
- Labor force with basic education, male in Mongolia was 50.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for labor force with basic education, male?
- Mongolia ranks 84th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education, male rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).