Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 81.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 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 completed upper secondary in Mongolia is 81.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mongolia peaked at 81.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 32nd of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.8% | — |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.2% | 50.8% | 63.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 63.8% | 78.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 73.9% | 81.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 completed upper secondary in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Mongolia was 81.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Mongolia ranks 32nd out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 upper secondary, 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 upper secondary education.