Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 41.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 41.2% for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Mongolia peaked at 41.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 7th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +128.9% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 41.2% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 26.8% | 35.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 36.5% | 41.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 4 Ireland 44.2% compare
- 5 Israel 42.1% compare
- 6 Iceland 41.9% compare
- 8 United Kingdom 40.9% compare
- 9 Luxembourg 40.6% compare
- 10 United States 40.5% compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Mongolia was 41.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Mongolia ranks 7th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.