Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural was 20.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 20.1% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia peaked at 21.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2003.
That places Mongolia 37th out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.3% | — |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +29.5% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +62.1% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +40.1% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -6.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 20.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.5%, 2.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 20.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.1%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 8.9% | 18.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.0% | 21.5% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia was 20.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2003.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mongolia ranks 37th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release