Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Mongolia
Mongolia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both was 90.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
90.3%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
30th
of 164 countries
All-time high
90.3%
in 2025
All-time low
30.1%
in 1998
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mongolia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 90.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mongolia peaked at 90.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 1998.
Mongolia ranks 30th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 35.3% | — |
| 1982 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 37.0% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 37.9% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 39.2% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 40.1% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 41.0% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 41.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 41.1% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 40.4% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 39.0% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 34.9% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 30.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 90.3% | +1.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 90.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.5%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 90.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.0%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.4% | 35.3% | 41.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 30.1% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 31.0% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 57.8% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 82.5% | 90.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.44 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,342 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 129,476 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 412,877 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 379,647 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5431 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mongolia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mongolia was 90.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 1998.
- How does Mongolia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Mongolia ranks 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release