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Mongolia — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 80% (est.); 100% claimed (1985)
1991 90% (male NA%, female NA%) (1989 est.)
1992 90% (male NA%, female NA%) (1989 est.)
1993 total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
1994 total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
1995 NA%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1988 est.) total population: 82.9% male: 88.6% female: 77.2%
1997 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.9% male : 88.6% female: 77.2% (1988 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.9% male: 88.6% female: 77.2% (1988 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.9% male: 88.6% female: 77.2% (1988 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.9% male: 88.6% female: 77.2% (1988 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2000)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2000)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.1% male: 99.2% female: 99% (2003 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2002)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2002)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2002)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2000 census)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2000 census)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2000 census)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2000 census)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2000 census)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.4% male: 96.9% female: 97.9% (2010 est.)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.4% male: 96.8% female: 97.9% (2011 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.4% male: 96.8% female: 97.9% (2011 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 98.4% | male: 98.2% | female: 98.6% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 98.4% | male: 98.2% | female: 98.6% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 98.4% | male: 98.2% | female: 98.6% (2015 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 98.4% (2015 est.) | male: 98.2% (2015 est.) | female: 98.6% (2015 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 98.4% | male: 98.2% | female: 98.6% (2015)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 98.4% | male: 98.2% | female: 98.6% (2018)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.2% male: 99.1% female: 99.2% (2020)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.2% male: 99.1% female: 99.2% (2020)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.2% male: 99.1% female: 99.2% (2020)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.2% male: 99.1% female: 99.2% (2020)
2025 total population: 98.6% (2023 est.) male: 98.3% (2023 est.) female: 98.9% (2023 est.)