Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 35.5% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Mongolia is 35.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Mongolia peaked at 35.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 15th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 12.2% | — |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +93.9% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 23.7% | 31.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 31.2% | 35.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
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 35.5% 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 35.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Mongolia ranks 15th 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 33.0%. 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+, total (%) (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.