Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia is 93.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia peaked at 93.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 9th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.4% | — |
| 2003 | 77.4% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 93.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 93.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.8%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 67.4% | 82.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 80.0% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 88.5% | 93.1% | 5 |
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 upper secondary education or in Mongolia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia was 93.1% 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 93.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mongolia ranks 9th out of 108 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 3.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release