Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 8.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.4% on the previous year and up 129.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 8.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 60th out of 122 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.6% | — |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -56.0% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +56.1% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -26.0% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | +58.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 8.2% | 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 8.2% 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 8.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 60th 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 129.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release