Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 29.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 29.2% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent 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 rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 29.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 29.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.6%, 2.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.44 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,342 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 129,476 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 412,877 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 379,647 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5431 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mongolia was 29.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Mongolia ranks 21st out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release