Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia

Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 24.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24.6%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
51st
of 129 countries
All-time high
28.5%
in 2020
All-time low
11.5%
in 2006
Years of data
18
2000–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 12.7 %2003: 15.9 %2006: 11.5 %2008: 13.1 %2009: 13.2 %2010: 16.5 %2011: 20.7 %2012: 22.1 %2013: 23 %2014: 23.1 %2015: 24.9 %2016: 24.5 %2017: 24.8 %2019: 27.2 %2020: 28.5 %2021: 27.7 %2022: 26 %2023: 24.6 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 48 Colombia 25.5% compare
  2. 49 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 25.3% compare
  3. 50 Hungary 24.7% compare
  4. 52 Jordan 24.4% compare
  5. 53 Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.3% compare
  6. 54 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 24.2% compare

See the full ranking of 129 places →

More education data for Mongolia

All data for Mongolia →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/educational-attainment-rate-completed-short-cycle-tertiary-education-or-higher-population-2/mongolia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/educational-attainment-rate-completed-short-cycle-tertiary-education-or-higher-population-2/mongolia/">Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
129 places, 2,126 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release