Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 23.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 23.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.9% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 23.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2002.
Mongolia ranks 28th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 13.8% | — |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -31.0% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +33.4% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 10.9% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 16.0% | 23.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,342 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 129,476 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 412,877 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 379,647 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5431 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1077 units per person (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 23.9% 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 23.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2002.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 28th 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 up 90.8%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release