Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) was 3,157 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Mongolia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Mongolia stood at 3,157. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.3% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Mongolia peaked at 3,157 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 107, in 1999.
That places Mongolia 63rd out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 107 | — |
| 2000 | 373 | +248.6% |
| 2001 | 556 | +49.1% |
| 2002 | 611 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 943 | +54.3% |
| 2004 | 950 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,089 | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 1,149 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1,219 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1,271 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1,321 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1,332 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,497 | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 1,852 | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 1,949 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1,994 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2,015 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,927 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 2,221 | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 2,493 | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 2,413 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1,995 | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 2,602 | +30.4% |
| 2024 | 3,157 | +21.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 3,157 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,000, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 3,157 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,719, 55% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +248.6% | 107 | 373 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107 | 107 | 107 | 1 |
| 2000s | 948.2 | 373 | 1,321 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,969 | 1,332 | 2,493 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,585 | 1,995 | 3,157 | 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 8 programmes, female in Mongolia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Mongolia was 3,157 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,157 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 in 1999.
- How does Mongolia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Mongolia ranks 63rd out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release