Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia

Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 86.1% in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
86.1%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
17th
of 141 countries
All-time high
86.1%
in 2024
All-time low
55.8%
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2024

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 55.8 %2003: 61.9 %2006: 63.7 %2008: 67.4 %2009: 67.6 %2010: 71.1 %2011: 70 %2012: 70 %2013: 74.9 %2014: 78.4 %2015: 78.7 %2016: 80.2 %2017: 81.2 %2018: 81.7 %2019: 80.5 %2020: 80 %2021: 82.2 %2022: 81.6 %2023: 82.5 %2024: 86.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 86.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia peaked at 86.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2000.

Mongolia ranks 17th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.3% 55.8% 67.6% 5
2010s 76.7% 70.0% 81.7% 10
2020s 82.5% 80.0% 86.1% 5

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 14 Czechia 88.5% compare
  2. 15 Slovak Republic 87.0% compare
  3. 16 Poland 86.2% compare
  4. 18 Sweden 85.4% compare
  5. 19 Israel 85.4% compare
  6. 20 Ireland 85.1% compare

See the full ranking of 141 places β†’

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All data for Mongolia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia?
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia was 86.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2024.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2000.
How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
Mongolia ranks 17th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
141 places, 2,292 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release