Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA was 0.1153 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mongolia, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.1153 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mongolia peaked at 0.2857 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1153 LPIA, in 2021.
That places Mongolia 55th out of 56 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1227 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.1837 LPIA | +49.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1671 LPIA | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1963 LPIA | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 0.221 LPIA | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1591 LPIA | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2857 LPIA | +79.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1153 LPIA | -59.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.1153 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2165 LPIA, 53% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.1153 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.37 LPIA, 31% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.175 LPIA | 0.1227 LPIA | 0.221 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2005 LPIA | 0.1153 LPIA | 0.2857 LPIA | 2 |
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 master's or equivalent in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mongolia was 0.1153 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2857 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1153 LPIA in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Mongolia ranks 55th out of 56 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release