Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban was 44.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia stood at 44.9%.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia peaked at 47.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2006.
Mongolia ranks 24th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24.9% | — |
| 2006 | 18.8% | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | +63.4% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 44.9% | +2.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 44.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.7%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 44.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.7%, 1.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +63.4% | 22.2% | 36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 18.8% | 24.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 36.3% | 42.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 43.7% | 47.3% | 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 44.9% 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 47.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2006.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mongolia ranks 24th out of 101 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 17.6%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release