Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.9% 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 8.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 13.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1999.
Mongolia ranks 21st 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 | 3.8% | — |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +109.2% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +69.8% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -49.9% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +52.9% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +30.2% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 6.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.6% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 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 8.9% 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 13.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1999.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 21st 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 down 26.9%. 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 Services programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release