Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 5.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Mongolia, 2003–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education in Mongolia is 5.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 35.1% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Mongolia peaked at 6.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2018.
That places Mongolia 74th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.1% | — |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +53.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +29.8% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +114.6% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +35.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 5.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 5.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +114.6% | 3.0% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.5% | 6.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 71 Pakistan 6.3% compare
- 72 Costa Rica 6.1% compare
- 73 Netherlands 6.1% compare
- 75 Cayman Islands 5.7% compare
- 76 Cyprus 5.7% compare
- 77 Brunei 5.2% compare
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 unemployment with basic education in Mongolia?
- Unemployment with basic education in Mongolia was 5.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Mongolia ranks 74th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. 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 Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).