Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 1.42 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mongolia, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mongolia is 1.42 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mongolia peaked at 1.42 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.15 GPIA, in 2013.
Mongolia ranks 3rd of 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.22 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.39 GPIA | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPIA | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.42 GPIA | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 1.26 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 1.24 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.41 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.33 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.37 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.42 GPIA | +3.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.42 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9788 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.42 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.38 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 4 |
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 1.42 GPIA 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 1.42 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Mongolia ranks 3rd out of 77 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 22.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release