Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 26.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia is 26.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 40.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 60th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.5% | — |
| 2000 | 20.0% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +32.8% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | +42.5% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | -17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 20.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 26.7% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 26.5% | 32.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9635 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0524 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 194,931 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1414 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0553 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 412,877 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8593 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia was 26.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 60th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release