Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (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