Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia is 1.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 1.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 37th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.5% | — |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 34 Belize 1.7% compare
- 35 Australia 1.7% compare
- 36 Israel 1.7% compare
- 38 United States of America 1.6% compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 1.6% compare
- 40 Republic of Korea 1.6% compare
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (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 1.7% 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 1.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 37th out of 121 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 5.9%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release