The invention discloses a leaching method for increasing the leaching rate of ionic adsorption type rare earth ore. According to the leaching method, a leaching aid agent is added into a leaching agent so that a leaching solution can be prepared, and then, the ionic adsorption type rare earth ore is leached; or the ionic adsorption type rare earth ore is subjected to drip washing through a leaching aid agent solution at first, after drip washing liquid of the ionic adsorption type rare earth ore is collected, a leaching agent is added so that a leaching solution can be prepared, and the ionic adsorption type rare earth ore subjected to drip washing through the leaching solution is leached; and the leaching aid agent is a mixture comprising one or more of succinic acid, sodium succinate, succinic acid and ammonium succinate. According to the leaching method, one or more of the succinic acid, the sodium succinate, the succinic acid and the ammonium succinate are adopted as the leaching aid agent, the aggregation of clay particles in ore is maintained, migration of the clay mineral particles in the leaching process is reduced, meanwhile, the ore penetrating quality can be improved moderately, and the leaching rate is increased.