Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia stood at 4.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.6% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia peaked at 11.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Mongolia ranks 84th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.7% | — |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +29.1% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -59.5% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +182.9% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +32.9% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 3.4% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 0.0% | 10.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 4.0% in 2018, 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 11.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mongolia ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.