Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 40.4% in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Mongolia, 2000β2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Mongolia stood at 40.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Mongolia peaked at 40.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 29th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 34.3% | 37.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.4% | 1 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (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 40.4% in 2020, 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 40.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Mongolia ranks 29th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.