Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Mongolia, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 61.4% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Mongolia peaked at 63.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 1997.
Mongolia ranks 11th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 47.0% | — |
| 1997 | 35.9% | -23.7% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | +30.5% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 61.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4% | 35.9% | 47.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 46.8% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 57.0% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 8 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 61.9% compare
- 9 Cuba 61.7% compare
- 10 Belarus 61.6% compare
- 12 Georgia 60.5% compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 60.1% compare
- 14 Russian Federation 59.6% compare
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Mongolia?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Mongolia was 61.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 1997.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Mongolia ranks 11th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release