Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 2,108 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Mongolia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Mongolia stood at 2,108.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Mongolia peaked at 3,731 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2018.
Mongolia ranks 105th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,864 | — |
| 2000 | 2,923 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2,892 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,641 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 2,799 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 3,731 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 3,426 | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 3,167 | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 2,952 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 2,983 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3,432 | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 3,710 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 3,517 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 21 | -99.4% |
| 2019 | 191 | +809.5% |
| 2022 | 2,519 | +1218.8% |
| 2023 | 2,221 | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 2,108 | -5.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 2,108 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25,337, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 2,108 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,814, 7% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1218.8% | 191 | 2,519 |
| 2019 | +809.5% | 21 | 191 |
| 2018 | -99.4% | 3,517 | 21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,864 | 2,864 | 2,864 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,095 | 2,641 | 3,731 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,860 | 21 | 3,710 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2,283 | 2,108 | 2,519 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Mongolia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Mongolia was 2,108 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,731 in 2004.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- Mongolia ranks 105th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release