SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Mongolia
Mongolia: SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in was 9.03 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Mongolia, 2003–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Mongolia stood at 9.03. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Mongolia peaked at 20.45 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.03, in 2025.
That places Mongolia 100th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.84 | — |
| 2006 | 18.51 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 17.84 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 18.7 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 17.63 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 16.54 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 17.59 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 18.39 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 17.45 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 16.81 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 20.45 | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 19.82 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 18.88 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 19.53 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 19.17 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 17.33 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 15.32 | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 14.62 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 9.9 | -32.3% |
| 2025 | 9.03 | -8.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 9.03 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.09, 47% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 9.03 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.36, 73% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -32.3% | 14.62 | 9.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.72 | 17.84 | 19.84 | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.31 | 16.54 | 20.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.23 | 9.03 | 19.17 | 6 |
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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Mongolia?
- Sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Mongolia was 9.03 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.45 in 2016.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.03 in 2025.
- How does Mongolia rank for sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in?
- Mongolia ranks 100th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in education, employment or training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The share of youth not in employment, education, or training (also known as the NEET rate) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. It provides a measure of youth who are outside the educational system, not in training and not in employment, and thus serves as a broader measure of potential youth labour market entrants than youth unemployment, since it also includes young persons outside the labour force not in education or training. This indicator is also a better measure of the current universe of potential youth labour market entrants compared to the youth inactivity rate, as the latter includes those youth who are not in the labour force and are in education, and thus cannot be considered currently available for work. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.