Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male was 56.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia is 56.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia peaked at 56.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2003.
That places Mongolia 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, 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 upper … upper rural male in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31.3% | — |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | +42.3% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | +5.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 56.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.3%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 56.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.6%, 1.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 31.3% | 38.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 36.9% | 54.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 45.2% | 56.1% | 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 56.1% 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 56.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2003.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mongolia ranks 46th out of 111 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 4.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release