Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia stood at 1.5%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 1.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2017.
That places Mongolia 30th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.2% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +43.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 150,282 (2024)
- 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)
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 1.5% 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 1.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 30th out of 117 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 30.9%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release