Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.7% 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 9.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.4% on the previous year and up 131.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 9.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Mongolia ranks 58th of 121 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 | 3.0% | — |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -44.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -34.9% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +84.3% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +51.4% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -29.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +25.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +79.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 9.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.0% compare
- 56 Iceland 9.9% compare
- 57 Germany 9.8% compare
- 59 Madagascar 9.6% compare
- 60 Ghana 9.6% compare
- 61 United Arab Emirates 9.5% compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 412,877 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8593 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 204,797 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 9.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 208,080 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 10.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 264,818 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.51 % change on previous year (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 9.7% 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 9.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 58th out of 121 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 131.6%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release