Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.47 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia stood at 1.47 GPIA.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia peaked at 1.51 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.22 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Mongolia 7th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 1.46 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.46 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 4 Iceland 1.52 GPIA compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 1.51 GPIA compare
- 6 Portugal 1.48 GPIA compare
- 8 Panama 1.47 GPIA compare
- 9 Estonia, Republic of 1.42 GPIA compare
- 10 Slovenia, Republic of 1.38 GPIA compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (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 1.47 GPIA 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 1.51 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mongolia ranks 7th out of 88 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 7.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release