Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 2.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is up 32.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 4.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2023.
That places Mongolia 94th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 3.8% | — |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +35.5% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +100.6% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -44.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 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 2.5% 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 4.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 94th 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 up 0.4%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release