Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia is 0.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 2.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
That places Mongolia 51st out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -67.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +30.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +52.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -56.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -34.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +282.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -87.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +525.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +29.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -41.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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 0.7% 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 2.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 51st out of 72 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 down 34.9%. 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release