Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 3.1% 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 3.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.1% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 3.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2002.
That places Mongolia 53rd 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 … Services female in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +54.7% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +59.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -67.2% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +84.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -38.7% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +43.6% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +37.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +24.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +43.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 3.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 79% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 3.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.44 (2024)
- 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)
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 3.1% 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 3.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 53rd 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 74.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release