Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 57.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Mongolia, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Mongolia is 57.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Mongolia peaked at 57.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 10th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.3% | — |
| 2010 | 40.1% | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 38.9% | 44.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 46.4% | 57.3% | 3 |
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 completed post-secondary, population in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Mongolia was 57.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Mongolia ranks 10th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. 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 completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.