Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 61.4% 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 61.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 44th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.8% | — |
| 2003 | 35.0% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 58.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +7.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 61.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 61.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.3%, 2.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 32.8% | 41.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 41.1% | 58.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 49.8% | 61.4% | 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 61.4% 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 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mongolia ranks 44th out of 113 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 11.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release