Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s was 3.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mongolia, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mongolia is 3.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mongolia peaked at 3.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2017.
Mongolia ranks 49th of 68 countries on this measure, 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 … male Master urban s in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.1% | — |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -35.9% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -43.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +93.2% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +29.6% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +8.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 3.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 3.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 46 Costa Rica 3.9% compare
- 47 Ecuador 3.8% compare
- 48 Panama 3.7% compare
- 50 Burkina Faso 3.5% compare
- 51 South Africa 3.5% compare
- 52 Brunei 3.5% compare
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 3.5% 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 3.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2017.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Mongolia ranks 49th out of 68 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 78.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release