Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 29.2% 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
In 2024, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Mongolia stood at 29.2%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Mongolia peaked at 29.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 21st of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 12.8% | — |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +60.1% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | +18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 20.5% | 27.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 24.6% | 29.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,593 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 379 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 92,261 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 58,021 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 29.2% 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 29.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Mongolia ranks 21st out of 112 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 26.5%. 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+, male (%) (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.