Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both was 4.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mongolia, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mongolia stood at 4.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mongolia peaked at 4.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2017.
That places Mongolia 44th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.5% | — |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -38.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -28.8% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +57.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +26.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +18.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 4.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 4.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2%, 1.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 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 4.7% 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 4.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2017.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Mongolia ranks 44th out of 67 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 120.5%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release