Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 secondary education enrolled in 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
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