Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 19.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 19.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2008.
That places Mongolia 17th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.1% | — |
| 2000 | 17.6% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.8% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 12.9% | 19.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (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 19.2% in 2018, 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 19.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2008.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 17th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed engineering, manufacturing and construction programmes in the reference year.