Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mongolia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mongolia stood at 20.9%.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mongolia peaked at 28.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2001.
That places Mongolia 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.1% | — |
| 1999 | 21.9% | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -14.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 20.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 20.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.0% | 18.1% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 17.2% | 25.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 22.2% | 28.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 20.9% | 25.7% | 4 |
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mongolia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mongolia was 20.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2001.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mongolia ranks 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release