Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 2.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mongolia, 2010β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mongolia stood at 2.4%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mongolia peaked at 2.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2017.
That places Mongolia 63rd out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 60 Mexico 2.7% compare
- 61 South Africa 2.7% compare
- 62 Senegal 2.7% compare
- 64 Palestine, State of 2.4% compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.9% compare
- 66 Uruguay 1.9% compare
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 rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mongolia was 2.4% in 2023, 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 2.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Mongolia ranks 63rd out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release