Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 24.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia stood at 24.6%.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia peaked at 28.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2006.
Mongolia ranks 51st of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -27.5% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -5.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 24.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 24.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.9%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.5% | 15.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 16.5% | 27.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 24.6% | 28.5% | 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 24.6% 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 28.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2006.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mongolia ranks 51st out of 129 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 6.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release