Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Mongolia
Mongolia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 84.0% 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 84.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mongolia peaked at 84.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 22nd of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.4% | — |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 64.9% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | +4.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 84.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.3%, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 84.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.7%, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.9% | 53.4% | 65.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 67.2% | 80.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 77.1% | 84.0% | 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 84.0% 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 84.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mongolia ranks 22nd out of 142 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 8.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release