Mongolian Teachers’ Protests for salary Increase -⁤ September 2025

What Happened: Nationwide teacher Protests in Mongolia

In Ulaanbaatar’s main square, thousands of teachers and education support personnel staged a peaceful demonstration in front of the Parliament building. Their core demand is to raise the basic salary of teachers to 3.5 million ‍tugrik ⁣and allocate adequate funding for the education sector. Currently,teachers ⁤earn between 1.2 – 1.4 million tugriks, and education support personnel below 1 ⁢million tugriks, a ⁣figure many argue is insufficient amid rising living costs.

The demonstrations have drawn support from the public and prominent political figures, including a former president and⁤ current⁣ member of‍ a Parliament, who joined ‍the march in solidarity. Teachers and education support⁤ personnel ⁢shared⁤ testimonies underscoring the ‍urgency:

“There is a real ‍threat to⁢ education. Many‍ qualified⁤ teachers are changing their profession ⁤and joining other highly paid sectors. The future of Mongolia’s education is at⁣ risk. ⁣We MUST act!”

– A young ⁣mongolian teacher

On September 24, 2025, more than 10,000 teachers and education⁣ support personnel from Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan-Uul, and Tuv aimag took to the streets. More than 9,000 union members and teachers participated in the ‍peaceful ‍rallies in the central squares of arkhangai, Bayankhongor, Dornod, Orkhon, Uvurkhangai, Sukhbaatar, and Uvs aimag demanding government⁣ to deliver on ‍its promises.