Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mongolia
Mongolia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 89.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mongolia, 1981–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mongolia stood at 89.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 91.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1999.
That places Mongolia 71st out of 182 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 61.4% | — |
| 1986 | 68.6% | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 56.0% | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 44.6% | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 68.3% | +42.1% |
| 1998 | 66.1% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 42.0% | -36.4% |
| 2000 | 44.2% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +28.2% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 71.7% | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 84.8% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.0% | 61.4% | 68.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 42.0% | 68.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 70.5% | 44.2% | 91.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 84.8% | 90.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mongolia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Mongolia was 89.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1999.
- How does Mongolia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 71st out of 182 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.