Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary … Gross adjusted gender parity in Mongolia
Mongolia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary … Gross adjusted gender parity was 1.41 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.41 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
30th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.56 GPIA
in 1996
All-time low
1.28 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
29
1996–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Mongolia, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.41 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Mongolia peaked at 1.56 GPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.28 GPIA, in 2015.
Mongolia ranks 30th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary … Gross adjusted gender parity in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.56 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 1.55 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.53 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.45 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.43 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.41 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.42 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.38 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.37 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.35 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.35 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.36 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.36 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.35 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.33 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.31 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.28 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.34 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.39 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.4 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.4 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.41 GPIA | +0.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.41 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.41 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 GPIA | 1.45 GPIA | 1.56 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.38 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 5 |
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 gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Mongolia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Mongolia was 1.41 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 GPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Mongolia ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release