Australia vs Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
4.5%
in 2023
Mongolia
4.6%
in 2024
Australia rank
82nd
Mongolia rank
79th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mongolia ahead.
Australia ranks 82nd and Mongolia ranks 79th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 6.8% | 1.7% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 8.0% | 3.3% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 7.8% | 2.9% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 0.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Mongolia?
- 0.1%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mongolia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Mongolia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 82nd and Mongolia ranks 79th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release