Educational attainment … rural female post-secondary non-tertiary in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment … rural female post-secondary non-tertiary was 31.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Mongolia, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 31.3% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Mongolia peaked at 33.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2010.
Mongolia ranks 23rd of 74 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment … rural female post-secondary non-tertiary in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.7% | — |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | -7.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 31.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.7%, 2.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 31.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.5%, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.9% | 21.7% | 27.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 25.3% | 33.8% | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Mongolia was 31.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2010.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Mongolia ranks 23rd out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release