Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary was 28.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Mongolia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Mongolia is 28.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Mongolia peaked at 29.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 28th out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.5% | — |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +47.5% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | -4.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 28.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.2%, 2.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 28.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.8%, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.6% | 21.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 20.1% | 29.7% | 3 |
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 28.3% 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 29.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Mongolia ranks 28th out of 79 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 60.6%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release