Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 23.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.8%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
39th
of 123 countries
All-time high
33.1%
in 2018
All-time low
17.8%
in 2008
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia stood at 23.8%.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 33.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2008.
Mongolia ranks 39th of 123 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 | 27.0% | — |
| 2000 | 27.7% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 17.8% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 20.2% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.8% | 25.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 36 Philippines 24.9% compare
- 37 Republic of Moldova 24.7% compare
- 38 Switzerland 24.4% compare
- 40 Qatar 23.8% compare
- 41 Algeria 23.7% compare
- 42 Greece 23.2% compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,593 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 379 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 92,261 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 58,021 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 23.8% 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 33.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2008.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 39th out of 123 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 7.8%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release