Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
51st
of 123 countries
All-time high
12.3%
in 2000
All-time low
6.0%
in 2022
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
Mongolia recorded 6.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 12.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2022.
That places Mongolia 51st out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.4% | — |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -24.6% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -26.8% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 5 |
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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 6.2% 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 12.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2022.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 51st 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 19.1%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release