Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 31.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia is 31.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia peaked at 34.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 41st out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.2% | — |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +32.5% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | -2.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 31.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 31.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.3%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.2% | 15.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 18.7% | 30.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 31.2% | 34.1% | 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 31.2% 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 34.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mongolia ranks 41st 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 17.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release