Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.4474 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.4474 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia peaked at 0.4919 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2304 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Mongolia 50th out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.2304 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.2625 LPIA | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2478 LPIA | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3446 LPIA | +39.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3582 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4059 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.412 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4187 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4355 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4276 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4228 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4919 LPIA | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4474 LPIA | -9.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.4474 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3933 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.4474 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5113 LPIA, 87% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2469 LPIA | 0.2304 LPIA | 0.2625 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3958 LPIA | 0.3446 LPIA | 0.4355 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4474 LPIA | 0.4228 LPIA | 0.4919 LPIA | 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 0.4474 LPIA 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 0.4919 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2304 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mongolia ranks 50th out of 87 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 24.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release