School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Mongolia
Mongolia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 4.13 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mongolia, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mongolia is 4.13 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mongolia peaked at 6.15 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.08 years, in 1996.
That places Mongolia 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.08 years | — |
| 1997 | 1.21 years | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 1.38 years | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 1.72 years | +24.8% |
| 2000 | 1.9 years | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 2.14 years | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 2.22 years | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 2.36 years | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 2.52 years | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 2.76 years | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 2.96 years | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 2.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.16 years | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 3.39 years | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 3.5 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.65 years | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 3.74 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.81 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.94 years | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.03 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.72 years | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 3.71 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.77 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.02 years | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 6.12 years | +52.0% |
| 2021 | 6.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.14 years | -32.8% |
| 2023 | 4.02 years | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 4.13 years | +2.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 4.13 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.96 years, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 4.13 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2 years, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +52.0% | 4.02 years | 6.12 years |
| 2022 | -32.8% | 6.15 years | 4.14 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.35 years | 1.08 years | 1.72 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.64 years | 1.9 years | 3.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.79 years | 3.5 years | 4.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.91 years | 4.02 years | 6.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mongolia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mongolia was 4.13 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.15 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 years in 1996.
- How does Mongolia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Mongolia ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release