Education
Literacy rate 89.5%. Education system consists of pre-school
education (kindergarten), general education (primary
school 1-6, incomplete secondary school 1-8, complete
secondary school 1-10), professional education (universities).
Pre-school and general education is free.
Science
Traditional sciences are animal husbandry, astrology
and astronomy, traditional medicine, graphic arts, historiography,
etc. Network of scientific organizations includes research
institutions of the Academy of Sciences, sectoral research
scientific and technological organizations, and chairs
at higher educational institutes.
Culture
The oral tradition of folklore includes myth, fables,
legends, sayings and proverbs, song lyrics and poetry,
especially the epic, the poetry of praise and good wishes.
The history of written literature is now known to date
from the XIII century and its first creation was "Mongolyn
Nuuts Tovchoo" (Secret History of the Mongols) written
in 1240 and published in 1382 main theme of which is
the unification of separate Mongol tribes by Chinggis
Khaan under the banner of a single state. An invariable
lively response is evoked in many countries around the
world by Mongolian painting and handicraft, and by performance
by Mongolian circus acrobats, singers and dancers.
Sports
The most popular sports since ancient times are wrestling, horse racing and archery, together
forming the three manly games. Besides them there are
other national games, like lassoing horses, shooting
bones, Mongolian chess, etc. Nowadays free-style wrestling,
judo, boxing, football, basketball, volleyball, skating,
skiing, motorcycle racing, mountain climbing and others
are popular.
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